GS trades volume on KASE during initial five months of 2009 decreased by 27.3 % and made up KZT397.4 trln ($2,712.7 m)

/KASE, June 1, 09/ - Government securities (GS) trades volume during initial five months of 2009 on Kazakhstan Stock Exchange* made up KZT397.4 bn (equivalent of USD2,712.7 m) and increased relative to the similar period of 2008 by 27.3 % (by 4.6 % in USD). In comparison with the previous three month period (August-December 2008) the trades volume decreased by 24.8 % (by 38.3 % in USD). The table provides trade volume in the sector in 2009 with breakdown by month and comparative data of the similar last year period. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Primary market Secondary market Total* --------------------- --------------------- --------------------- Year, --------- ----------- --------- ----------- --------- ----------- month m. KZT th. USD m. KZT th. USD m. KZT th. USD --------- --------- ----------- --------- ----------- --------- ----------- 2009, I 8,797.6 72,366.9 32,866.3 270,830.7 41,663.9 343,197.6 2009, II 30,613.7 204,626.6 28,067.1 192,571.1 58,680.9 397,197.7 2009, III 60,840.0 403,614.4 21,559.5 143,036.4 82,399.5 546,650.8 2009, IV 51,078.7 338,808.7 65,495.4 434,874.4 116,574.1 773,683.1 2009, V 53,321.6 354,609.4 44,723.4 297,398.6 98,045.0 652,008.0 --------- --------- ----------- --------- ----------- --------- ----------- Total 204,651.6 1,374,026.0 192,711.7 1,338,711.1 397,363.3 2,712,737.1 --------- --------- ----------- --------- ----------- --------- ----------- 2008, I-V 157,508.0 1,308,197.8 154,679.8 1,284,627.2 312,187.8 2,592,824.9 trend, % +29.9 +5.0 +24.6 +4.2 +27.3 +4.6 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- * with no account of repo market deals. [2009-06-01]