Capitalization of the Kazakhstan Exchange market of corporate bonds - $105.0 mln

/IRBIS, Oct 06, 00/ - On October 06 capitalization of the Exchange market for corporate bonds equaled $105.0 mln. or KZT14,967.1 mln at current exchange rate. This figure includes nominal value of all bonds included in KASE trade lists. The present figure did not change for the forty first week. Currently, 10 corporate bonds of 10 issuers can be traded at the trade floor of the KASE, of which nine are included into official list of securities category "A". Trades are opened in bonds of 9 issuers (KEGOK OJSC bonds have not been floated yet, the auction date will be announced later). Just recently, KASE started to estimate on regular basis new parameter related to bonds market. This parameter indicates the sector capitalisation at best bid prices that constantly quoted in the trade system by corporate bonds (category "A") market-makers. On the closing of the day, this parameter was fixed at $100.5 mln or KZT14,315.8 mln at the exchange rate of KASE. Such sizeable difference with nominal figure is related to absence of KEGOC OJSC bonds o the market.