In 2007 volume of repo transactions on KASE reached KZT25,700.6 ($209.8 bn.) bn. and grew 1.8 times

/IRBIS, Valeriy Khegay, January 4, 08/ - In 2007 volume of repo transactions made on Kazakhstan stock exchange (KASE) reached KZT25,700.6 bn. ($209,759.7 m.) and compared to similar period of last year increased 1.79 times (by 1.84 times in dollar terms). In 2006 volume of corresponding transactions on KASE reached KZT14,345.3 bn. ($113,985.1 m.). Following is the table of volumes of repo deals made on KASE in 2007 grouped by months as well as the structure of turnover and comparable data for 2006 (m. KZT). ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Automatic repo by direct deals method ------------------------- ---------------------- Month CS GS CS GS repo ------------- ----------- ------------ ----------- --------- ------------ January 248,842.1 1,611,819.9 124,003.4 47,646.4 2,032,311.8 February 248,842.2 1,697,546.3 84,886.9 6,207.4 2,037,482.8 March 377,221.5 1,175,169.5 138,378.0 8,396.0 1,699,165.0 April 341,459.5 1,694,110.9 124,674.4 6,879.9 2,167,124.7 May 247,765.2 1,555,255.5 148,198.7 2,029.2 1,953,248.4 June 208,351.4 1,919,195.3 384,555.6 23,967.7 2,536,070.0 July 238,912.3 1,749,574.6 103,621.4 29,514.0 2,121,622.3 August 216,423.4 1,928,284.8 131,370.4 6,417.7 2,282,496.4 September 243,628.1 1,908,216.4 167,731.2 4,619.5 2,324,195.2 October 376,438.5 2,027,007.0 127,024.1 4,525.0 2,534,994.7 November 345,113.9 1,765,388.0 133,532.9 7,716.3 2,251,751.1 December 328,323.6 1,332,736.1 91,593.1 7,520.5 1,760,173.2 ------------- ----------- ------------ ----------- --------- ------------ Total 3,421,321.7 20,364,304.3 1,759,570.0 155,439.5 25,700,635.5 ------------- ----------- ------------ ----------- --------- ------------ Jan-Dec, 2006 2,349,174.5 10,735,647.3 1,041,013.3 219,475.7 14,345,310.9 Trend, times 1.46 1.90 1.69 0.71 1.79 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CS - corporate securities; GS - government securities. [2008-01-04]