For initial 3 months of 2009 trades volume on KASE, including STF RFCA, increased by 55.6 % and made up KZT7.0 trln ($51.2 bn) at KZT11.0 trln turnover ($80.1 bn)

/KASE, April 8, 09/ - For initial 3 months of 2009 trades volume in Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE) all sectors, including the Special Trading Floor of the Regional Financial Center of Almaty (STF RFCA), made up KZT7,024.8 bn (equivalent of USD51,179.7 m) and increased relative to the similar period of 2008 by 55.6 % (by 36.5 % in USD). KASE exchange (calculated) turnover made up in the reporting period KZT11,029.3 bn (equivalent of USD80,108.1 m) and increased relative to similar period of 2008 by 63.1 % (by 42.7 % in USD). In comparison with the previous three months period предшествующим (October-December 2008) the trades volume decreased by 44.0 % (by 50.9 % in USD); the exchange (calculated) turnover decreased by 35.5 % (by 43.7 % in USD). The table below shows the trades volume (calculated by amounts raised) for initial 3 months of 2009 by market sector and comparison with indicators of the same period of 2008. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- I-III, 2009 I-III, 2008 Trend ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- -------- ------- -------- ------- --------- ------ Market trades struc- trades struc- measuring in % sector volume ture, % volume ture, % currency ------------------------- -------- ------- -------- ------- --------- ------ bn KZT ------------------------- -------- ------- -------- ------- --------- ------ Foreign currency 3,223.8 45.9 1,977.0 43.8 +1,246.8 +63.1 including: spot-market 2,787.1 39.7 1,977.0 43.8 +810.1 +41.0 swap-market 436.7 6.2 n/t X X X at exchange turnover 873.5 X X X X X ------------------------- -------- ------- -------- ------- --------- ------ Kazakhstan GS 182.7 2.6 186.4 4.1 -3.6 -1.9 including: primary market 100.3 1.4 95.6 2.1 +4.6 +4.9 secondary market 82.5 1.2 90.8 2.0 -8.3 -9.1 ------------------------- -------- ------- -------- ------- --------- ------ Shares 103.0 1.5 88.2 2.0 +14.7 +16.7 including STF RFCA 33.3 0.5 19.9 0.4 +13.4 +67.6 ------------------------- -------- ------- -------- ------- --------- ------ Unit Invest. Funds shares 0.1 <0.1 n/t X X X including STF RFCA 0.1 <0.1 X X X X ------------------------- -------- ------- -------- ------- --------- ------ Corp. debt securities 119.0 1.7 47.0 1.0 +72.0 +153.3 including STF RFCA 2.6 <0.1 0.5 <0.1 +2.1 +434.2 ------------------------- -------- ------- -------- ------- --------- ------ Repo transactions 3,396.1 48.3 2,216.7 49.1 +1,179.4 +53.2 at exchange turnover 6,964.0 X 4,465.0 X +2,499.0 +56.0 including: "nego" repo on GS 11.9 0.2 21.7 0.5 -9.8 -45.2 at exchange turnover 28.6 X 40.4 X -11.9 -29.4 autorepo on GS 2,783.1 39.6 1,661.7 36.8 +1,121.4 +67.5 at exchange turnover 5,669.6 X 3,344.9 X +2,324.7 +69.5 "nego" repo on CS 261.0 3.7 130.2 2.9 +130.7 +100.2 at exchange turnover 530.1 X 267.1 X +263.0 +98.5 autorepo on CS 340.1 4.8 403.0 8.9 -62.9 -15.6 at exchange turnover 735.7 X 812.6 X -76.8 -9.5 ------------------------- -------- ------- -------- ------- --------- ------ TOTAL trades volume 7,024.8 100.0 4,515.3 100.0 +2,509.4 +55.6 including on STF RFCA 36.0 0.5 20.4 0.5 +15.6 +76.7 at exchange turnover 11,029.5 Х 6,763.7 X +4,265.8 +63.1 ------------------------- -------- ------- -------- ------- --------- ------ m USD , , , , , , ------------------------- -------- ------- -------- ------- --------- ------ Foreign currency 23,419.2 45.9 16,410.5 43.8 +7,008.6 +42.7 including: spot-market 20,499.0 39.7 16,410.5 43.8 +4,088.4 +24.9 swap-market 2,920.2 6.2 n/t X X X at exchange turnover 5,840.4 X X X X X ------------------------- -------- ------- -------- ------- --------- ------ Kazakhstan GS 1,287.0 2.6 1,548.2 4.1 -261.1 -16.9 including: primary market 680.6 1.4 794.3 2.1 -113.7 -14.3 secondary market 606.4 1.2 753.9 2.0 -147.4 -19.6 ------------------------- -------- ------- -------- ------- --------- ------ Shares 719.3 1.5 732.7 2.0 -13.4 -1.8 including STF RFCA 228.4 0.5 165.2 0.4 +63.2 +38.3 ------------------------- -------- ------- -------- ------- --------- ------ Unit Invest. Funds shares 0.7 <0.1 n/t X X X including STF RFCA 0.7 <0.1 X X X X ------------------------- -------- ------- -------- ------- --------- ------ Corp. debt securities 861.0 1.7 390.1 1.0 +471.0 +120.7 including STF RFCA 17.5 <0.1 4.0 <0.1 +13.5 +334.2 ------------------------- -------- ------- -------- ------- --------- ------ Repo transactions 24,892.5 48.3 18,403.5 49.1 +6,489.0 +35.3 at exchange turnover 50,902.1 X 37,069.0 X +13,833.1 +37.3 including: "nego" repo on GS 88.1 0.2 180.5 0.5 -92.4 -51.2 at exchange turnover 214.3 X 335.7 X -121.4 -36.2 autorepo on GS 20,396.8 39.6 13,795.8 36.8 +6,601.0 +47.8 at exchange turnover 41,439.8 X 27,769.7 X +13,670.2 +49.2 "nego" repo on CS 1,894.4 3.7 1,081.3 2.9 +813.1 +75.2 at exchange turnover 3,850.8 X 2,217.3 X +1,633.6 +73.7 autorepo on CS 2,513.2 4.8 3,345.9 8.9 -832.8 -24.9 at exchange turnover 5,397.2 X 6,746.4 X -1,349.2 -20.0 ------------------------- -------- ------- -------- ------- --------- ------ TOTAL trades volume 51,179.7 100.0 37,485.0 100.0 +13,694.7 +36.5 including on STF RFCA 246.6 0.5 169.2 0.5 +77.4 +45.7 at exchange turnover 80,109.6 Х 56,150.5 X +23,963.8 +42.7 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 automatically; '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 methodology 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", "trades 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. [2009-04-08]