Trade volume on KASE, including STF RFCA, falls 2.4 %, reaches KZT15.0 trln (USD104.4 bn) at KZT24.1 trln (UDS166.7 bn) turnover in 8 months of 2009

/KASE, September 2, 09/ - In eight months of 2009 trade volume on Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE) in all sectors, including the special trading floor of the Regional Financial Center of Almaty (STF RFCA), reached KZT15,032.5 bn (USD104,358.1 m) and fell against the same period of 2008 by 2.4 % (18.5 % in dollar terms). Exchange (calculated) turnover reached KZT24,071.3 bn (USD166,719.4 m) and grew against the same period of 2008 by 7.4 % (fell 10.5 % in dollar terms). As compared with the previous eight-month period (May-December 2008) trade volume fell 40.3 % (50.2 % in dollar terms); exchange (calculated) turnover reduced 31.3 % (42.8 % in dollar terms). The table indicates trade volume (calculated on attracted sums) in eight months of 2009 with breakdown on market sectors and comparative indicators of the same period 2008. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I-VIII, 2009 I-VIII, 2008 Trend ----------------- ----------------- ---------------- --------- ------- --------- ------- --------- ----- trade struc- trade struc- measure % Sector volume ture, % volume ture, % currency ------------------------- --------- ------- --------- ------- --------- ----- bn tenge ------------------------- --------- ------- --------- ------- --------- ----- Foreign currency 6,178.4 41.1 7,302.6 47.4 -1,124.1 -15.4 including: spot-market 4,874.3 32.4 7,302.6 47.4 -2,428.3 -33.3 swap-market 1,304.2 8.7 n/t X X X at exchange turnover 2,608.5 X X X X X ------------------------- --------- ------- --------- ------- --------- ----- Kazakhstan GS 833.8 5.5 494.8 3.2 +338.9 +68.5 including: primary market 403.3 2.7 260.6 1.7 +142.6 +54.7 secondary market 430.5 2.9 234.2 1.5 +196.3 +83.8 ------------------------- --------- ------- --------- ------- --------- ----- Shares 175.6 1.2 314.0 2.0 -138.4 -44.1 including on STF RFCA 33.4 0.2 36.8 0.2 -3.4 -9.3 ------------------------- --------- ------- --------- ------- --------- ----- Units of Unit Funds 0.1 <0.1 n/t X X X including on STF RFCA 0.1 <0.1 X X X X ------------------------- --------- ------- --------- ------- --------- ----- Corporate debt securities 285.2 1.9 229.0 1.5 +56.2 +24.5 including on STF RFCA 7.0 <0.1 55.2 0.4 -48.2 -87.3 ------------------------- --------- ------- --------- ------- --------- ----- Repo transactions: 7,559.4 50.3 7,065.9 46.2 +493.5 +7.0 at exchange turnover 15,293.9 X 14,075.3 X +1,218.6 +8.7 including: nego repo on GS 84.1 0.6 56.0 0.4 +28.1 +50.1 at exchange turnover 165.9 X 111.1 X +54.8 +49.3 auto repo on GS 6,230.1 41.4 5,545.1 36.0 +685.0 +12.4 at exchange turnover 12,570.8 X 11,086.2 X +1,484.6 +13.4 nego repo on CS 690.9 4.6 430.9 2.8 +260.0 +60.3 at exchange turnover 1,379.6 X 838.6 X +541.1 +64.5 auto repo on CS 554.3 3.7 1,033.9 6.7 -479.5 -46.4 at exchange turnover 1,177.6 X 2,039.5 X -861.9 -42.3 ------------------------- --------- ------- --------- ------- --------- ----- TOTAL trade volume 15,032.5 100.0 15,406.3 100.0 -373.8 -2.4 including on STF RFCA 40.5 0.3 92.0 0.6 -51.5 -56.0 at exchange turnover 24,071.3 Х 22,415.8 X +1,655.6 +7.4 ------------------------- --------- ------- --------- ------- --------- ----- m USD , , , , , , ------------------------- --------- ------- --------- ------- --------- ----- Foreign currency 43,035.0 41.1 60,659.8 47.4 -17,624.8 -29.1 including: spot-market 34,358.2 32.4 60,659.8 47.4 -26,301.6 -43.4 swap-market 8,676.8 8.7 n/t X X X at exchange turnover 17,353.6 X X X X X ------------------------- --------- ------- --------- ------- --------- ----- Kazakhstan GS 5,609.9 5.5 4,111.4 3.2 +1,498.5 +36.4 including: primary market 2,692.7 2.7 2,165.6 1.7 +527.1 +24.3 secondary market 2,917.2 2.9 1,945.8 1.5 +971.5 +49.9 ------------------------- --------- ------- --------- ------- --------- ----- Shares 1,201.7 1.2 2,609.0 2.0 -1,407.3 -53.9 including on STF RFCA 228.9 0.2 305.6 0.2 -76.8 -25.1 ------------------------- --------- ------- --------- ------- --------- ----- Units of Unit Funds 0.7 <0.1 n/t X X X including on STF RFCA 0.7 <0.1 X X X X ------------------------- --------- ------- --------- ------- --------- ----- Corporate debt securities 1,965.3 1.9 1,901.9 1.5 +63.5 +3.3 including on STF RFCA 46.8 <0.1 458.6 0.4 -411.8 -89.8 ------------------------- --------- ------- --------- ------- --------- ----- Repo transactions: 52,545.5 50.3 58,699.3 46.2 -6,153.8 -10.5 at exchange turnover 106,230.0 X 116,926.4 X -10,696.5 -9.1 including: nego repo on GS 567.7 0.6 465.4 0.4 +102.3 +22.0 at exchange turnover 1,126.2 X 923.0 X +203.2 +22.0 auto repo on GS 43,291.9 41.4 46,067.6 36.0 -2,775.8 -6.0 at exchange turnover 87,277.7 X 92,099.4 X -4,821.7 -5.2 nego repo on CS 4,750.2 4.6 3,577.4 2.8 +1,172.8 +32.8 at exchange turnover 9,494.1 X 6,962.5 X +2,531.6 +36.4 auto repo on CS 3,935.7 3.7 8,587.6 6.7 -4,651.9 -54.2 at exchange turnover 8,331.9 X 16,940.3 X -8,608.4 -50.8 ------------------------- --------- ------- --------- ------- --------- ----- TOTAL trade volume 104,358.1 100.0 127,981.3 100.0 -23,623.2 -18.5 including on STF RFCA 276.4 0.3 764.2 0.6 -487.8 -63.8 at exchange turnover 166,719.4 Х 186,208.4 X -19,489.1 -10.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Notes to the table: GS - government serial securities; UIF - Unit Investment Fund; corporate debt securities - corporate serial debt securities; CS - corporate serial securities; nego repo - repo transactions carried out directly (with conclusion of direct opening and closing repo deals); auto repo - repo transactions carried out automatically; "n/t" - no trade held. In currency swap transactions and repo transactions sectors in addition we provide exchange (calculated) turnover (calculated onall executed opening and closing deals), which is not taken into account in indicator "TOTAL trade volume", in aggregate indicator on exchange market sector and in indicator "including". Trade volume and exchange (calculated) turnover have been calculated on all executed exchange deals. Data on notes and futures is not provided as no deals were concluded in the instruments in the reporting periods. KASE reminds that from January 1, 2009, KASE switched to a new methodology of consolidated 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 as "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. [2009-09-02]