KASE (including STF RFCA) transactions turnover for initial 9 months of 2008 decreases by 4.0 % in relation to corresponding period of 2007

/IRBIS, Vitaliy Tomskiy, October 7, 08/ - The total volume of transactions on Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE) in all sectors of the market, including special trade floor of regional financial center of Almaty (STF RFCA) reached an equivalent of $228,937.8 m. or KZT27,544.4 bn. for the first 9 months, 2008. The volume of transactions decreased by 4.0 % in dollar equivalent and 6.2 % tenge equivalent compared to the corresponding period in 2007. Relative to the previous nine-month period (April-December 2007) the exchange turnover has decreased by 10.4 % in dollar equivalent and by 11.6 % in tenge equivalent. The following is the comparative table of volumes of deals made at KASE in January-September 2008,as well as the dynamics of the turnover structure of the Exchange market (in millions USD, unless otherwise specified). ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ To corresp. period of 2007: To previous period: --------------------------- --------------------------- KASE Jan-Sep. trend in: trend in: market 2008 Jan-Sep. ---------------- Apr.-Dec ----------------- sector 2007 m. USD % 2007 m. USD % ------------- --------- --------- --------- ------ --------- --------- ------ Foreign 78,036.7 66,975.1 +11,061.6 +16.5 74,666.1 +3,370.7 +4.5 currencies 34.1,% 28.1,% 29.2,% ------------- --------- --------- --------- ------ --------- --------- ------ Futures 0 0 0 X 0 0 X contracts 0,% 0,% 0,% ------------- --------- --------- --------- ------ --------- --------- ------ Kazakhstan 5,062.0 7,059.3 -1,997.3 -28.3 6,078.6 -1,016.6 -16.7 GS 2.2,% 3.0,% 2.4,% ------------- --------- --------- --------- ------ --------- --------- ------ Foreign 0 0.3 -0.3 -100.0 0.3 -0.3 -100.0 GS 0,% <0.1,% <0.1,% ------------- --------- --------- --------- ------ --------- --------- ------ Shares 2,925.4 5,591.6 -2,666.2 -47.7 8,130.9 -5,205.5 -64.0 1.3,% 2.3,% 3.2,% ------------- --------- --------- --------- ------ --------- --------- ------ including 305.8 79.0 +226.9 +287.4 73.5 +232.3 +316.2 STF RFCA 0.1,% <0.1,% , , <0.1,% ------------- --------- --------- --------- ------ --------- --------- ------ Corporate 2,562.2 3,302.7 -740.5 -22.4 3,203.8 -641.6 -20.0 bonds 1.1,% 1.4,% 1.3,% ------------- --------- --------- --------- ------ --------- --------- ------ including STF 461.1 393.9 +67.2 +17.1 399.4 +61.8 +15.5 RFCA 0.2,% 0.2,% 0.2,% ------------- --------- --------- --------- ------ --------- --------- ------ Repo (CS and 140,351.5 155,623.4 -15,272.0 -9.8 163,571.8 -23,220.4 -14.2 GS) total 61.3,% 65.2,% 64.0,% ------------- --------- --------- --------- ------ --------- --------- ------ including 1,068.3 1,095.2 -26.9 -2.5 764.8 +303.5 +39.7 repo on GS, nego 0.5,% 0.5,% 0.3,% ------------- --------- --------- --------- ------ --------- --------- ------ including 112,028.8 123,851.2 -11,822.4 -9.5 130,367.1 -18,338.3 -14.1 auto- repo on GS 48.9,% 51.9,% 51.0,% ------------- --------- --------- --------- ------ --------- --------- ------ including 8,057.1 11,441.0 -3,384.0 -29.6 11,583.3 -3,526.2 -30.4 repo on CS, nego 3.5,% 4.8,% 4.5,% ------------- --------- --------- --------- ------ --------- --------- ------ including 19,197.3 19,235.9 -38.6 -0.2 20,856.6 -1,659.4 -8.0 autorepo 8.4,% 8.1,% 8.2,% on CS ------------- --------- --------- --------- ------ --------- --------- ------ IFO 0 0 0 X 0 0 X bonds 0,% 0,% 0,% ------------- --------- --------- --------- ------ --------- --------- ------ Promissory 0 0.1 -0.124 -100.0 0 0 X notes 0,% <0.1,% 0,% ------------- --------- --------- --------- ------ --------- --------- ------ TOTAL 228,937.8 238,552.5 -9,614.7 -4.0 255,651.5 -26,713.7 -10.4 100,% 100,% 100,% ------------- --------- --------- --------- ------ --------- --------- ------ including 767.0 472.8 +294.1 +62.2 472.9 +294.1 +62.2 STF RFCA 0.3,% 0.2,% 0.2,% ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The table, containing the dynamics of indicators of the exchange turnover for the last 7 months is given below, grouped by months and sectors of the market (evaluation in tenge and USD). -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Market Indi- 2008 sector cator III IV V VI VII VIII IX -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- m. USD ---------- ------ -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- Foreign volume 6,133.1 8,143.8 5,874.2 8,354.6 9,483.9 12,392.7 17,377.0 currencies % 33.9 34.5 31.6 35.6 32.8 34.9 40.7 ---------- ------ -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- Futures volume 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 % 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ---------- ------ -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- KGS volume 546.9 705.5 339.0 480.2 333.6 704.8 950.6 % 3.0 3.0 1.8 2.0 1.2 2.0 2.2 ---------- ------ -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- FGS volume 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 % 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ---------- ------ -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- Shares volume 267.6 118.2 504.7 449.5 171.6 632.4 316.3 % 1.5 0.5 2.7 1.9 0.6 1.8 0.7 ---------- ------ -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- Corporate volume 95.4 188.7 259.9 367.0 532.0 164.3 660.3 bonds % 0.5 0.8 1.4 1.6 1.8 0.5 1.5 ---------- ------ -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- REPO volume 11,053.4 14,440.4 11,615.7 13,827.3 18,355.8 21,615.6 23,426.5 % 61.1 61.2 62.5 58.9 63.6 60.9 54.8 ---------- ------ -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- IFO volume 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 bonds % 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ---------- ------ -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- Promi- volume 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ssory notes % 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ---------- ------ -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- TOTAL 18,096.4 23,596.5 18,593.5 23,478.6 28,876.9 35,509.8 42,730.7 ---------- ------ -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- bn. tenge ---------- ------ -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- Foreign volume 740.0 981.2 708.3 1,008.6 1,141.3 1,486.2 2,079.7 currencies % 33.9 34.5 31.6 35.6 32.9 34.9 40.6 ---------- ------ -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- Futures volume 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 % 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ---------- ------ -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- KGS volume 66.0 84.9 40.9 58.0 40.1 84.6 113.8 % 3.0 3.0 1.8 2.0 1.2 2.0 2.2 ---------- ------ -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- FGS volume 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 % 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ---------- ------ -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- Shares volume 32.3 14.2 60.9 54.3 20.7 75.8 37.9 % 1.5 0.5 2.7 1.9 0.6 1.8 0.7 ---------- ------ -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- Corporate volume 11.5 22.7 31.3 44.3 63.9 19.7 79.1 bonds % 0.5 0.8 1.4 1.6 1.8 0.5 1.5 ---------- ------ -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- REPO volume 1,333.6 1,739.7 1,400.5 1,669.3 2,207.5 2,593.1 2,818.2 % 61.1 61.2 62.5 58.9 63.6 60.9 55.0 ---------- ------ -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- IFO volume 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 bonds % 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ---------- ------ -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- Promi- volume 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ssory notes % 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ---------- ------ -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- TOTAL 2,183.4 2,842.8 2,241.9 2,834.4 3,473.5 4,259.3 5,128.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Notes to the tables Only deals of the primary market and purchase and sale deals of the secondary market are accounted for in the GS sector. Only deals of the primary market and purchase and sale deals on the secondary market (including state owned shareholding and subscription, if there are such deals concluded) are accounted for in the sector of corporate serial securities (CS -shares and corporate bonds). KGS - Kazakhstan GS, FGS - foreign GS [2008-10-07]