August 17, KASE Index drops 5.1 % to 1,237.98

17.08.09 17:34
/KASE, August 17, 09/ - According to trade in shares on Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE) on August 17, 2009 KASE Index dropped 65.91 points (5.1 %) from 1,303.89 to 1,237.98. The first deal saw the index at 1,295.42. During the trade the index peaked 1,295.42, with the minimum - 1,237.98. Volume of deals in shares listed on the representative list on August 17 grew against the previous trading day in KZT terms by 29.7 % and reached KZT39.6 m (USD262.8 th). KASE Index settlement dynamics according to trade results --------------------------------------------- Last price, tenge per share -------------------- Change Weight Ticker 17.08.09 14.08.09 % % ------- --------- --------- ------ ------ BTAS 2,410.00 2,410.00 0 7.0 CCBN 410.00 428.01 -4.2 6.8 GB_ENRC 2,045.00 2,100.00 -2.6 14.0 GB_KZMS 2,100.00 2,387.00 -12.0 14.2 HSBK 205.00 225.50 -9.1 17.2 KKGB 330.00 340.00 -2.9 15.1 KZTK 13,700.00 13,650.00 +0.4 11.7 RDGZ 18,500.00 19,250.00 -3.9 14.0 --------------------------------------------- KASE Index change (before 01.10.07 - KASE_Shares) ------------------------------------------------------------- Change: ------------- Period % % APR* ---------------------------------------------- ----- ------ Last 30 days (month) +26.2 +318.9 From beginning of current year (from 01.01.09) +44.3 +71.9 Last 365 days (year) -39.9 -39.9 In 2008 -65.7 -65.7 From the beginning of 2007 -46.1 -17.6 ------------------------------------------------------------- * Yield is calculated based on the basis actual/365. The last KASE Index value on any day is the last index value fixed on KASE on this day. The KASE Index shows a change in prices of the index representative list stocks for calculation of the index, with account to capitalization of such issuers and a number of such stocks in free float. One stock's weight must not exceed 15 %. The KASE Index is calculated during a trading day as deals in the representative list stocks are concluded. If during a trading day no deals are made in a representative list stock, then for purposes of such calculation results of the last resultant trade session are used. KASE Index page is available at the KASE website at: http://www.kase.kz/en/index_kase The text of the Methodology for Stock Market Indicators Calculation is available at: http://www.kase.kz/files/normative_base/indicators_met_eng.pdf The full list of tickers is available at: http://www.kase.kz/en/emitters [2009-08-17]