Repo transactions volume on KASE decreases 25.4 %, makes KZT9,274.7 bn. ($77.0 bn.) in initial 6 mths of 2008

/IRBIS, Valeriy Khegay, July 3, 08/ - In initial 6 months of 2008 the volume of the repo transactions concluded on Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE) totaled KZT9,274.7 bn. ($76,953.1 m.) and decreased by 25.4 % (23.8 % in dollar terms) compared to the corresponding period last year. In 2007 the volume of corresponding transactions on KASE made up KZT25,700.6 bn. ($209,759.7 m.). Below is the table of volumes of repo deals made on KASE in 2008 grouped by months and turnover structure with comparable data for 2007 (m. KZT). ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Repo by Automatic repo direct deals method ----------------------- -------------------- TOTAL Month CS GS CS GS repo -------------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -------- ------------ January 293,239.6 1,390,888.5 115,278.5 13,095.6 1,812,502.1 February 256,488.0 964,001.7 84,005.6 14,518.9 1,319,014.2 March 262,884.8 990,017.4 67,811.5 12,883.2 1,333,596.9 April 226,306.1 1,404,974.0 91,748.9 16,702.7 1,739,731.6 May 183,327.1 1,102,394.3 103,443.7 11,329.8 1,400,494.8 June 223,036.0 1,293,689.5 141,096.3 11,489.3 1,669,311.1 -------------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -------- ------------ Total 1,445,281.6 7,145,965.3 603,384.4 80,019.4 9,274,650.8 -------------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -------- ------------ Jan-June, 2007 1,672,481.8 9,653,097.4 1,004,697.0 95,126.6 12,425,402.7 Trend, % -13.6 -26.0 -39.9 -15.9 -25.4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CS - corporate securities; GS - government securities [2008-07-03]