KASE repo market trades volume for initial three months of 2009 increased by 53.2 % and made up KZT3.4 trln. ($24.9 bn.) at KZT7.0 trln. ($50.9 bn.) turnover

/KASE, April 2, 09/ - During initial three months of 2009, Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE) repo market trades volume made up KZT3,396.1 bn. (equivalent of USD24,892.5 m.) and increased in relation to the similar period of 2008 by 53.2 % (by 26.1 % in USD). In comparison with the previous three month period (October-December, 2008) the trades volume decreased by 27.0 % (by 35.6 % in USD). The table below specifies trades volume (calculated on sums of borrowing) in the exchange sector in 2009 with breakdown on to sectors and comparable data for 2008 (bn. tenge, unless indicated otherwise). -------------------------------------------------------------- Auto repo "Nego" repo Trade volume -------------- ------------- ----------------- Year, ----- ------- ------ ----- ------- -------- month CS GS CS GS bn. KZT m. USD ------------ ----- ------- ------ ----- ------- -------- 2009, I 143.1 1,056.3 88.5 5.1 1,293.0 10,658.6 2009, II 119.1 988.2 132.0 4.8 1,244.1 8,535.1 2009, III 78.0 738.6 40.5 2.0 859.1 5,699.1 ------------ ----- ------- ------ ----- ------- -------- Total 340.1 2,783.1 261.0 11.9 3,396.1 24,892.5 Structure, % 10.0 81.9 7.7 0.4 100.0 100.0 ------------ ----- ------- ------ ----- ------- -------- 2008, I-III 403.1 1,661.7 130.2 21.7 2,216.7 18,403.5 trend, % -15.6 +67.5 +100.4 -45.2 +53.2 +26.1 -------------------------------------------------------------- CS - corporate serial securities; GS - government securities; "nego" repo - repo transactions carried out by "nego" method (with conclusion of direct repo opening and closing deals). The table below provides exchange (calculated) turnover (calculated on all executed repo opening and closing deals) in the exchange sector in 2009 with breakdown on to sectors and comparable data of 2008 (bn. tenge, unless indicated otherwise). ---------------------------------------------------------------- auto repo "nego" repo Exchange (calculated) turnover -------------- ------------ --------------------- Year, ----- ------- ----- ----- --------- ---------- Month CS GS CS GS bn. KZT m. USD ----------- ----- ------- ----- ----- --------- ---------- 2009, I 288.4 2.117.2 182.5 14.2 2.602.4 21.452.9 2009, II 277.0 2.036.6 256.0 9.0 2.578.7 17.618.6 2009, III 170.4 1.515.7 91.5 5.3 1.783.0 11.829.2 ----------- ----- ------- ----- ----- --------- ---------- Total 735.7 5.669.6 529.9 28.6 6.963.9 50.900.7 2008, I-III 812.6 3.344.9 266.3 40.4 4.464.2 37.062.3 ----------- ----- ------- ----- ----- --------- ---------- trend, % -9.5 +69.5 +99.0 -29.4 +56.0 +37.3 2009, I 288.4 2.117.2 182.5 14.2 2.602.4 21.452.9 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Data in the tables may differ from the previously released due to cancellation of some deals. KASE reminds to have shifted beginning January 1, 2009 to a new methodology of consolidated trading statistics for the reporting period based on application of the two indicators: - volume of trade (this indicator is new and shows consolidated aggregate gross volume of deals); - exchange (calculated) turnover (a traditional indicator and was released earlier under names of "volume of trades", "exchange turnover", "trading turnover", "total turnover of deals", identical in meaning other designations. The mentioned indicators may differ on repo and currency swap transactions markets as each of such transaction consists of two deals - opening and closing deal. Volume of trades on repo and currency swap transaction markets will include only opening deals (deals of currency swap transactions opening - given that such transactions are executed in the exchange market sector specifically opened for such purposes). In other words the volume of trade indicator will consider only amounts raised at repo and currency swap transactions. When calculating the exchange (calculated) turnover KASE intends as previously to consider volumes (in KZT with further re-calculation into USD equivalent) of all executed opening and closing repo and currency swap transactions; at that only deals falling on the reporting period will be considered. The purpose of the mentioned changes is bringing of KASE statistical reporting in line with standards more frequently used in the world exchange activities practice. Results of KASE researches show that exchanges use more often at publishing of their statistics the volume of trades indicator. During 2009 KASE plans to publish both of the mentioned indicators (in comparison with historical data), and beginning 2010 to publish of the volume of trades only, indicating the exchange (calculated) turnover value only in specialized reports. [2009-04-02]