BAKU, Azerbaijan, January 18. Uzbekistan's financial sector index at the Uzbek Republican Stock Exchange reached 241.12 points on January 18, decreasing by 8.02 points from January 17 (249.14), Trend reports via the Exchange.
The figure for the industrial sector has decreased, settling at 2,589.16 points – an increase of 6.27 points compared to the January 17 figure (2,582.89 points).
The figure for the construction sector reached 4,240.28 points on January 18 from 4,192.22 points on January 17.
The trade sector index reached 12,964.3 points on January 18, increasing by 16.75 points compared to the January 17 figure (12,947.60 points).
Uzbekistan's "Toshkent" republican stock exchange was formed in 1994 to help further expand economic reforms in the country and protect private property and business development.