KASE (including STF RFCA) transactions turnover for initial 10 months of 2008 INcreases by 0.5 % in relation to corresponding period of 2007

/IRBIS, Vitaliy Tomskiy, November 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 $266,907.7 m. or KZT32,095.4 bn. for the first 10 months, 2008. The volume of transactions increased by 0.5 % in dollar equivalent and decreased by 1.6 % tenge equivalent compared to the corresponding period in 2007. Relative to the previous ten-month period (March-December 2007) the exchange turnover has decreased by 3.5 % in dollar equivalent and by 5.0 % in tenge equivalent. The following is the comparative table of volumes of deals made at KASE in January-October 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 trend in: trend in: market Jan-Oct. Jan-Oct. ---------------- Mar.-Dec ---------------- sector 2008 2007 m. USD % 2007 m. USD % ------------- --------- ---------- --------- ------ --------- --------- ------ Foreign 90,309.7 71,942.6 +18,367.2 +25.5 80,219.0 +10,090.8 +12.6 currencies 33.8,% 27.1,% 29.0,% ------------- --------- ---------- --------- ------ --------- --------- ------ Futures 0 0 0 X 0 0 X contracts 0,% 0,% 0,% ------------- --------- ---------- --------- ------ --------- --------- ------ Kazakhstan 5,951.8 7,350.8 -1,398.9 -19.0 7,010.7 -1,058.8 -15.1 GS 2.2,% 2.8,% 2.5,% ------------- --------- ---------- --------- ------ --------- --------- ------ Foreign 0 0.3 -0.3 -100.0 0.3 -0.3 -100.0 GS 0,% <0.1,% <0.1,% ------------- --------- ---------- --------- ------ --------- --------- ------ Shares 3,076.1 6,023.1 -2,947.0 -48.9 8,504.9 -5,428.8 -63.8 1.2,% 2.3,% 3.1,% ------------- --------- ---------- --------- ------ --------- --------- ------ including 313.5 96.8 +216.7 +223.9 113.4 +200.1 +176.5 STF RFCA 0.1,% <0.1,% , , <0.1,% ------------- --------- ---------- --------- ------ --------- --------- ------ Corporate 2,932.3 3,631.8 -699.4 -19.3 3,737.6 -805.2 -21.5 bonds 1.1,% 1.4,% 1.4,% ------------- --------- ---------- --------- ------ --------- --------- ------ including STF 625.2 399.7 +225.4 +56.4 399.7 +225.5 +56.4 RFCA 0.2,% 0.2,% 0.1,% ------------- --------- ---------- --------- ------ --------- --------- ------ Repo (CS and 164,637.7 176,600.3 -11,962.7 -6.8 177,256.6 -12,619.0 -7.1 GS) total 61.7,% 66.5,% 64.1,% ------------- --------- ---------- --------- ------ --------- --------- ------ including 1,412.5 1,130.1 +282.4 +25.0 829.8 +582.7 +70.2 repo on GS, nego 0.5,% 0.4,% 0.3,% ------------- --------- ---------- --------- ------ --------- --------- ------ including 131,749.5 140,627.0 -8,877.5 -6.3 139,858.2 -8,108.7 -5.8 auto- repo on GS 49.4,% 53.0,% 50.5,% ------------- --------- ---------- --------- ------ --------- --------- ------ including 9,561.5 12,492.0 -2,930.5 -23.5 12,691.1 -3,129.6 -24.7 repo on CS, nego 3.6,% 4.7,% 4.6,% ------------- --------- ---------- --------- ------ --------- --------- ------ including 21,914.2 22,351.3 -437.1 -2.0 23,877.5 -1,963.4 -8.2 autorepo 8.2,% 8.4,% 8.6,% 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 266,907.7 265,548.9 +1,358.8 +0.5 276,729.0 -9,821.4 -3.5 100,% 100,% 100,% ------------- --------- ---------- --------- ------ --------- --------- ------ including 938.6 496.5 +442.1 +89.0 513.1 +425.5 +82.9 STF RFCA 0.4,% 0.2,% 0.2,% ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The table, containing the dynamics of indicators of the exchange turnover for the last 10 months is given below, grouped by months and sectors of the market (evaluation in tenge and USD). -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Market Indi- 2008 sector cator IV V VI VII VIII IX X -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- m. USD ---------- ------ -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- Foreign volume 8,143.8 5,874.2 8,354.6 9,483.9 12,392.7 17,377.0 12,273.0 currencies % 34.5 31.6 35.6 32.8 34.9 40.7 32.3 ---------- ------ -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- Futures volume 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 % 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ---------- ------ -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- KGS volume 705.5 339.0 480.2 333.6 704.8 950.6 889.9 % 3.0 1.8 2.0 1.2 2.0 2.2 2.3 ---------- ------ -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- FGS volume 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 % 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ---------- ------ -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- Shares volume 118.2 504.7 449.5 171.6 632.4 316.3 150.7 % 0.5 2.7 1.9 0.6 1.8 0.7 0.4 ---------- ------ -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- Corporate volume 188.7 259.9 367.0 532.0 164.3 660.3 370.2 bonds % 0.8 1.4 1.6 1.8 0.5 1.5 1.0 ---------- ------ -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- REPO volume 14,440.4 11,615.7 13,827.3 18,355.8 21,615.6 23,426.5 24,287.3 % 61.2 62.5 58.9 63.6 60.9 54.8 64.0 ---------- ------ -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- 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 23,596.5 18,593.5 23,478.6 28,876.9 35,509.8 42,730.7 37,971.0 ---------- ------ -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- bn. tenge ---------- ------ -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- Foreign volume 981.2 708.3 1,008.6 1,141.3 1,486.2 2,079.7 1,471.4 currencies % 34.5 31.6 35.6 32.9 34.9 40.6 32.3 ---------- ------ -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- Futures volume 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 % 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ---------- ------ -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- KGS volume 84.9 40.9 58.0 40.1 84.6 113.8 106.6 % 3.0 1.8 2.0 1.2 2.0 2.2 2.3 ---------- ------ -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- FGS volume 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 % 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ---------- ------ -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- Shares volume 14.2 60.9 54.3 20.7 75.8 37.9 18.1 % 0.5 2.7 1.9 0.6 1.8 0.7 0.4 ---------- ------ -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- Corporate volume 22.7 31.3 44.3 63.9 19.7 79.1 44.4 bonds % 0.8 1.4 1.6 1.8 0.5 1.5 1.0 ---------- ------ -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- REPO volume 1,739.7 1,400.5 1,669.3 2,207.5 2,593.1 2,818.2 2,910.7 % 61.2 62.5 58.9 63.6 60.9 55.0 64.0 ---------- ------ -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- 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 2,842.8 2,241.9 2,834.4 3,473.5 4,259.3 5,128.6 4,551.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 [2008-11-07]