/IRBIS, Sergey Yakovlev, July 4, 06/ - In June 2006 the volume of all transactions at Kazakhstan stock exchange (KASE) grew in dollars relative to previous month by 5.1% and made equivalent of $10,849.0 m. In tenge the growth is estimated by 2.7%, and the volume of stock exchange's transactions - at 1,297.8 bn.

Relative to June in 2005 the volume of stock exchange's transactions grew by 17.7% in dollars in the described period and by 5.0% in tenge.

Comparable data on turnover on KASE and its structure for June and May of 2006 are given below (GS - government issuing securities, CS - corporate issuing securities).

Comparable data on turnover on KASE and its structure for June and May of 2006

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                                June-2006:     May -2006:         Trend:
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Market sector                 volume     %   volume     %   volume     %
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Evaluation in m. USD
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Foreign currencies sector    1,563.2  14.4   2539.3  24.6   -976.1 -38.4
Futures contracts sector           0     0        0     0        0     0
Kazakhstan GS sector           368.8   3.4    366.8   3.6     +2.0  +0.5
Foreign GS sector                  0     0        0     0        0     0
Shares sector                  112.8   1.0    182.1   1.8    -69.4 -38.1
Corporate bonds sector*        315.8   2.9    347.4   3.4    -31.6 -9.10
REPO (CS and GS) total       8,488.4  78.2  6,888.1  66.7 +1,600.3 +23.2
including direct repo on GS     46.7   0.4     72.7   0.7    -26.0 -35.8
including. autorepo on GS    6,090.9  56.1  4,940.5  47.9 +1,150.4 +23.3
including direct repo on CS    723.3   6.7    489.5   4.7   +233.9 +47.8
including autorepo on CS     1,627.6  15.0  1,385.4  13.4   +242.1 +17.5
IFO bonds sector                   0     0        0     0        0     0
Promissory notes sector            0     0        0     0        0     0
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TOTAL                       10,849.0 100.0 10,323.8 100.0   +525.2  +5.1
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Evaluation in bn. tenge
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Foreign currencies sector      186.7  14.4    311.0  24.6   -124.3 -40.0
Futures contracts sector           0     0        0     0        0     0
Kazakhstan GS sector            44.2   3.4     44.9   3.5     -0.7  -1.5
Foreign GS sector                  0     0        0     0        0     0
Shares sector                   13.5   1.0     22.3   1.8     -8.8 -39.5
Corporate bonds sector*         37.8   2.9     42.5   3.4     -4.7 -11.2
REPO (CS and GS) total       1,015.6  78.3    843.4  66.7   +172.2 +20.4
including direct repo on GS      5.6   0.4      9.0   0.7     -3.4 -37.5
including. autorepo on GS      728.5  56.1    604.5  47.8   +124.0 +20.5
including direct repo on CS     86.6   6.7     60.0   4.7    +26.6 +44.2
including autorepo on CS       194.9  15.0    169.9  13.4    +25.0 +14.7
IFO bonds sector                   0     0        0     0        0     0
Promissory notes sector            0     0        0     0        0     0
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TOTAL                        1,297.8 100.0  1,264.1 100.0    +33.7  +2.7
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* deals in the primary market and purchase-and-sale in the secondary market 
only.

[2006-07-04]