In first 8 mths of 2008 volume of GS purchase and sale transactions on KASE made KZT494.8 bn. and decreased by 37.3 %

/IRBIS, Ruslan Dzubaylo, September 3, 08/ - For the first 8 months of 2008, the volume of purchase and sale transactions in government securities (GS) made on Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE), including bonds of national local authorities, totaled KZT494.8 bn. ($4,111.3 m.) and decreased relative to the corresponding period last year by 37.3 % (35.7 % in dollar terms). On the whole in 2007 the volume of corresponding transactions with GS on KASE was KZT992.1 bn. ($8,065.7 m.). Below is the table specifying volumes of GS purchase and sale deals made on KASE for 8 months of 2008 grouped by months as well as structure of the turnover and comparable data of 2007 (KZT, m.). ---------------------------------------------------------- Sector of exchange's GS market ------------------------------ initial secondary market, Month offerings purchase-sale Total --------------- ---------- ------------------ --------- January 24,031.5 36,020.8 60,052.3 February 34,871.0 25,442.4 60,313.4 March 36,710.2 29,301.0 66,011.2 April 31,310.2 53,632.8 84,943.0 May 30,585.1 10,282.9 40,868.0 June 34,357.8 23,622.8 57,980.6 July 23,645.4 16,478.9 40,124.3 August 45,126.7 39,426.0 84,552.7 --------------- ---------- ------------------ --------- Total 260,637.8 234,207.6 494,845.4 --------------- ---------- ------------------ --------- Jan- Aug., 2007 71,228.2 718,067.4 789,295.6 Trend, times 3.66 0.33 0.63 ---------------------------------------------------------- [2008-09-03]