Kazakhstan inter-bank currency market in July 2009

/IRBIS, Dinara Mukasheva, August 10, 09/ - IRBIS Information agency of financial markets (Almaty) has generalized the official information provided by the National Bank of Kazakhstan that is also published on Internet and the data of Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE) on inter-bank currency market of Kazakhstan republic in July and June 2009. Results of such generalization are given in the tables below. Comparative data on volumes of foreign currency transactions made in Kazakhstan Interbank market in July and June 2009 (m. of currency units) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- July June Trend: ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- Market sector purchase sale purchase sale purchase sale ------------------- -------- ------- -------- ------- -------- ------- USD ---------------------------------------------------------------------- KASE 3,277.5 3,277.5 2,139.9 2,139.9 +1137.6 +1137.6 Out of KASE: 3,304.0 3,159.0 4,512.0 4,055.0 -1208.0 -896.0 incl. residents 2,746.0 2,746.0 3,579.0 3,579.0 -833.0 -833.0 incl. non-residents 558.0 413.0 933.0 476.0 -375.0 -63.0 Total 6,581.5 6,436.5 6,651.9 6,194.9 -70.4 +241.6 Share of KASE, % 49.8 50.9 32.2 34.5 +17.6 +16.4 ------------------- -------- ------- -------- ------- -------- ------- Ruble of the Russian Federation ---------------------------------------------------------------------- KASE - - - - - - Out of KASE: 1,956.0 355.0 1,324.0 1,140.0 +632.0 -785.0 incl. residents 234.0 234.0 972.0 788.0 -738.0 -554.0 incl. non-residents 1722.0 121.0 352.0 352.0 +1370.0 -231.0 Total 1,956.0 355.0 1,324.0 1,140.0 +632.0 -785.0 Stake of KASE, % - - - - - - ------------------- -------- ------- -------- ------- -------- ------- Euro ---------------------------------------------------------------------- KASE 103.6 103.6 71.3 71.3 +32.3 +32.3 Out of KASE: 655.0 650.0 50.0 39.0 +605.0 +611.0 incl. residents 645.0 645.0 44.0 39.0 +601.0 +606.0 incl. non-residents 10.0 5.0 6.0 0.0 +4.0 +5.0 Total 758.6 753.6 121.3 110.3 +637.3 +643.3 Stake of KASE, % 13.7 13.7 58.8 64.6 -45.1 -50.9 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Comparable data on weighted average rates of transactions in foreign currencies on Kazakhstan inter-bank market in July and June 2009 (KZT per unit of foreign currency) ------------------------------------------------------------------ July June Trend: --------------- --------------- -------------- Market sector purchase sale purchase sale purchase sale ------------------- -------- ------ -------- ------ -------- ----- USD ------------------------------------------------------------------ KASE 150.65 150.65 150.37 150.37 +0.3 +0.3 Out of KASE: 150.60 150.61 150.38 150.37 +0.2 +0.2 incl. residents 150.60 150.60 150.37 150.37 +0.2 +0.2 incl. non-residents 150.62 150.66 150.43 150.41 +0.2 +0.3 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Ruble of the Russian Federation ------------------------------------------------------------------ KASE - - - - - - Out of KASE: 4.76 4.77 4.83 4.83 -0.1 -0.1 incl. residents 4.79 4.79 4.83 4.83 -0.04 -0.04 incl. non-residents 4.76 4.72 4.83 4.82 -0.1 -0.1 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Euro ------------------------------------------------------------------ KASE 212.92 212.92 210.90 210.90 +2.0 +2.0 Out of KASE: 211.87 211.89 211.08 210.98 +0.8 +0.9 incl. residents 211.87 211.87 210.99 210.99 +0.9 +0.9 incl. non-residents 212.06 214.62 211.73 208.51 +0.3 +6.1 ------------------------------------------------------------------ The information on exchange market is based on KASE data; the information on over-the-counter market is based on the National Bank's data. KASE market share is calculated by comparable operations, since non- residents of the Kazakhstan Republic may not operate on KASE. [2009-08-10]