August 20, KASE Index grows 2.7 % to 1,315.65

20.08.09 17:59
/KASE, August 20, 09/ - According to trade in shares on Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE) on August 20, 2009 KASE Index grew 34.00 points (2.7 %) from 1,281.65 to 1,315.65. The first deal saw the index at 1,281.64. During the trade the index peaked 1,315.65, with the minimum - 1,279.57. Volume of deals in shares listed on the representative list on August 20 grew against the previous trading day in KZT terms by 1.5 times and reached KZT72.5 m (USD480.4 th). KASE Index settlement dynamics according to trade results --------------------------------------------- Last price, tenge per share -------------------- Change Weight Ticker 20.08.09 19.08.09 % % ------- --------- --------- ------ ------ BTAS 2,410.00 2,410.00 0 6.6 CCBN 435.20 430.00 +1.2 6.8 GB_ENRC 2,134.00 2,134.00 0 13.7 GB_KZMS 2,288.00 2,150.10 +6.4 14.6 HSBK 232.00 220.00 +5.5 18.3 KKGB 335.50 335.50 0 14.5 KZTK 14,520.00 14,520.00 0 11.6 RDGZ 19,500.00 18,550.00 +5.1 13.9 --------------------------------------------- KASE Index change (before 01.10.07 - KASE_Shares) ------------------------------------------------------------- Change: ------------- Period % % APR* ---------------------------------------------- ----- ------ Last 30 days (month) +20.2 +246.0 From beginning of current year (from 01.01.09) +45.6 +72.1 Last 365 days (year) -37.6 -37.6 In 2008 -65.7 -65.7 From the beginning of 2007 -45.6 -17.3 ------------------------------------------------------------- * Yield is calculated 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 [2009-08-20]