In 2008 volume of purchase and sale transactions in corporate bonds on KASE, including STF RFCA decreased by 15.1 % and made up $3,652.0 m. (KZT436.1 bn.)

/KASE, January 9, 09/ - In 2008 the volume of purchase and sale transactions with corporate bonds made on Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE), including deals on the Special Trading Floor of the Regional Financial Center of Almaty (STF RFCA) made up the equivalent of $3,652.0 m. (KZT436.1 bn.). Relative to 2007 the volume decreased by $650.4 m. or by 15.1 %. The trend is estimated at KZT87.0 bn. or 16.6 % in tenge. In 2007 the volume of purchase and sale deals in corporate bonds on KASE, including deals on STF RFCA, made up $4,302.5 m. (KZT526.3 bn.). Below is the table of volumes of deals in corporate bonds made on KASE in 2008, grouped by month as well as the structure of turnover and comparable data for 2007 (th. USD). -------------------------------------------------- Sector of the exchange share market --------- ----------- Month primary secondary Total ------------- --------- ----------- ----------- January 0 103,289.9 103,289.9 February 0 191,398.1 191,398.1 March 0 95,381.8 95,381.8 April 0 188,671.3 188,671.3 May 53.3 259,800.3 259,853.7 June 0 366,976.7 366,976.7 July 0 532,028.5 532,028.5 August 0 164,288.9 164,288.9 September 0 660,289.3 660,289.3 October 0 370,167.0 370,167.0 November 23,793.8 280,748.6 304,542.4 December 0 415,109.3 415,109.3 ------------- --------- ----------- ----------- Total 23,847.1 3,628,149.9 3,651,997.0 inc. STF RFCA 53.3 630,826.9 630,880.2 ------------- --------- ----------- ----------- 2007 208,404.4 4,093,989.5 4,302,393.9 Trend 0.1 time -11.4,% -15.1,% -------------------------------------------------- [2009-01-09]