BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 20. Uzbekistan's financial sector index at the Uzbek Republican Stock Exchange reached 292.56 points on February 20, increasing by 19.81 points from February (272.75 points), Trend reports via the Exchange.
The figure for the industrial sector has decreased, settling at 2,899.89 points – a decrease of 27.12 points compared to the February 17 figure (2,927.01 points).
The figure for the construction sector reached 4,156.52 points on February 20 from 4,153.75 points on February 17.
The trade sector index reached 13,000.8 points on February 20, decreasing by 3.7 points compared to the February 17 figure (13,004.50 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.