For first 2 months of 2009, trades volume on KASE, including STF RFCA increased by 72.4 % and made up KZT5.1 trln. ($38.7 bn.) given the turnover KZT7.9 trln. ($59.5 bn.)

/KASE, March 6, 09/ - For first two months of 2009 trades volume on Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE) in all market sectors, including the Special Trading Floor of the Regional Financial Center of Almaty (STF RFCA), made up KZT5,149.5 bn. (equivalent of USD38,741.2 m.) and increased relative to the same period of 2008 by 72.4 % (by 56.1 % in USd). KASE exchange (calculated) turnover made up in the reporting period KZT7,918.6 bn. (equivalent of USD59,472.2 m.) and increased relative to the same period of 2008 by 72.9 % (by 56.3 % in USD). In comparison with the previous two months (November-December 2008) the trades volume decreased by 45.5 % (by 50.6 % in USD); the exchange (calculated) turnover decreased by 36.9 % (by 43.0 % in USD). The table below shows the trades volume (calculated by amounts raised) for first 2 months of 2009 by market sector and comparison with indicators of the same period of 2008. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I-II, 2009 I-II, 2008 Trend ----------------- ----------------- -------------------- -------- ------- -------- ------- --------- --------- trades struc- trades struc- measure in % volume ture, % volume ture, % currency --------------------- -------- ------- -------- ------- --------- --------- Market sector --------------------- -------- ------- -------- ------- --------- --------- bn. KZT 2,343.8 45.2 1,237.0 41.4 +1,106.7 +89.5 Foreign currency including: 2,218.6 42.8 1,237.0 41.4 +981.6 +79.4 spot-market 125.1 2.4 н/т X X X swap-market 250.3 X X X X X --------------------- -------- ------- -------- ------- --------- --------- at exchange turnover 100.3 1.9 120.4 4.0 -20.0 -16.6 Kazakhstan GS including: 39.4 0.8 58.9 2.0 -19.5 -33.1 primary market 60.9 1.2 61.5 2.1 -0.5 -0.9 --------------------- -------- ------- -------- ------- --------- --------- secondary market 77.7 1.5 56.0 1.9 +21.7 +38.8 Equities 33.1 0.6 0.02 <0.1 +33.1 >1 000 --------------------- -------- ------- -------- ------- --------- --------- including on STF RFCA 0.1 <0.1 н/т X X X Corporate bonds 0.1 <0.1 X X X X --------------------- -------- ------- -------- ------- --------- --------- including on STF RFCA 90.6 1.7 35.5 1.2 +55.1 +155.5 Repo transactions 2.5 <0.1 0.3 <0.1 +2.2 +700.5 --------------------- -------- ------- -------- ------- --------- --------- at exchange turnover 2,537.0 49.3 1,537.8 51.5 +999.2 +65.0 including: 5,180.9 X 3,131.4 X +2,049.5 +65.4 "nego" repo on GS at exchange turnover 9.9 0.2 14.1 0.5 -4.2 -29.9 autorepo on GS 23.3 X 27.5 X -4.3 -15.5 at exchange turnover 2,044.5 39.4 1,153.1 38.6 +891.4 +77.3 "nego" repo on CS 4,153.9 X 2,354.9 X +1,799.0 +76.4 at exchange turnover 220.5 4.2 96.8 3.2 +123.7 +127.9 autorepo on CS 438.5 X 199.3 X +239.2 +120.0 at exchange turnover 262.2 5.1 273.9 9.2 -11.7 -4.3 TOTAL trade volume 565.3 X 549.7 X +15.6 +2.8 --------------------- -------- ------- -------- ------- --------- --------- including on STF RFCA 5,149.5 100.0 2,986.7 100.0 +2,162.9 +72.4 at exchange turnover 35.7 0.7 0.3 <0.1 +35.4 +10,727.5 7,918.6 Х 4,580.3 X +3,338.3 +72.9 --------------------- -------- ------- -------- ------- --------- --------- m. USD , , , , , , --------------------- -------- ------- -------- ------- --------- --------- Foreign currency 17,581.8 45.2 10,277.5 41.4 +7,304.3 +71.1 including: spot-market 16,729.0 42.8 10,277.5 41.4 +6,451.6 +62.8 swap-market 852.8 2.4 н/т X X X at exchange turnover 1,705.5 X X X X X --------------------- -------- ------- -------- ------- --------- --------- Kazakhstan GS 740.4 1.9 1,001.3 4.0 -260.9 -26.1 including: primary market 277.0 0.8 490.2 2.0 -213.2 -43.5 secondary market 463.4 1.2 511.0 2.1 -47.6 -9.3 --------------------- -------- ------- -------- ------- --------- --------- Equities 551.6 1.5 465.1 1.9 +86.5 +18.6 including on STF RFCA 226.8 0.6 0.1 <0.1 +226.6 >1 000 --------------------- -------- ------- -------- ------- --------- --------- Corporate bonds 0.7 <0.1 н/т X X X including on STF RFCA 0.7 <0.1 X X X X --------------------- -------- ------- -------- ------- --------- --------- Repo transactions 673.2 1.7 294.7 1.2 +378.5 +128.4 at exchange turnover 16.9 <0.1 2.6 <0.1 +14.3 +550.3 --------------------- -------- ------- -------- ------- --------- --------- including: 19,193.6 49.3 12,776.6 51.5 +6,417.0 +50.2 "nego" repo on GS 39,071.7 X 26,015.6 X +13,056.2 +50.2 at exchange turnover autorepo on GS 74.6 0.2 117.2 0.5 -42.6 -36.3 at exchange turnover 179.2 X 228.9 X -49.7 -21.7 "nego" repo on CS 15,496.8 39.4 9,579.8 38.6 +5,917.0 +61.8 at exchange turnover 31,383.6 X 19,563.6 X +11,820.0 +60.4 autorepo on CS 1,626.2 4.2 803.8 3.2 +822.4 +102.3 at exchange turnover 3,243.0 X 1,655.3 X +1,587.9 +95.9 TOTAL trade volume 1,996.0 5.1 2,275.7 9.2 -279.7 -12.3 including on STF RFCA 4,265.9 X 4,567.8 X -301.9 -6.6 --------------------- -------- ------- -------- ------- --------- --------- at exchange turnover 38,741.2 100.0 24,815.1 100.0 +13,926.2 +56.1 Foreign currency 244.4 0.7 2.7 <0.1 +241.6 +8,822.2 including: 59,472.2 Х 38,054.1 X +21,418.1 +56.3 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Notes to table: GS - government serial securities; CS - corporate serial securities; corporate bonds - corporate serial debt securities; Equities - equity securities certifying the right of its holder for a certain share in the property; "direct" repo - repo transactions carried out by "direct" method (with conclusion of direct opening and closing repo deals); auto repo - repo transactions carried out automaticly; 'n/t' - no trade held. Currency swap transactions and repo exchange additionally provides (calculated) turnover (calculated based on all executed opening and closing deals), which is not accounted for in indicator "TOTAL trade volume", in aggregate indicator for exchange market sector and in indicator "including". Trade volume and exchange (calculated) turnovers are calculated on all executed exchange deals, concluded by any possible KASE trade method. Information on securities (bonds) of IFO, FGS, notes and futures is not provided due to absence of deals in such instruments in the compared periods. KASE reminds that from January 1, 2009, KASE moved to the new methodlogy of summarizing trading statistics for the reported period based on application of the two indicators: - trade volume (this is a new indicator showing total gross volume of deals); - exchange (calculated) turnover (this is a traditional indicator which was released earlier under names "volume of trades", "exchange turnover", "trade volume", "total volume of deals" and other similar in meaning names). The indicators may be distinguished on repo transactions market and currency swap transactions market, as each of such transactions are comprised of two deals - opening and closing deals. The volume of trades on repo transactions market and currency swap transactions market shall comprise only opening deals (currency swap transactions opening deals - provided such transactions are carries out in the exchange market sector specifically launched for such purposes). That is an indicator of trade volume currently shall account only sums attracted on repo transactions and currency swap transactions. The exchange (calculated) KASE turnover, as earlier, counts volumes (in tenge with subsequent recalculation in dollar equivalent) of all executed repo transactions closing deals and currency swap transactions closing deals; at that only deals falling on to the reporting period shall be accounted for. The purpose of described changes is bringing KASE statistical reports in line with the standards mostly used in the world exchange practice. Results of the researches made by KASE show exchanges use the indicator of volume of trades when publishing statistics. In 2009 KASE is planning to publish both of the indicators (in comparison with existing historical date), and beginning 2010 shall release only volume of trades indicating the value of exchange (calculated) turnover in specialized reports only. [2009-03-06]