Repo transactions market volume decreased by 1.6 % and made up KZT8.3 trln ($57.7 bn) at KZT16.8 trln ($116.5 m) turnover in 9 months of 2009

/KASE, October 1, 09/ - In nine months of 2009 repo transactions market trade volume on Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE) made up KZT8,336.5 bn (USD57,696.1 m) and decreased against the similar 2008 period by 1.6 % (18.1 % in USD). In comparison with the previous nine month period (April-December 2008) trades volume decreased by 23.6 % (36.4 % in USD). The table below shows trades volume (calculated on raised amounts) in this exchange market sector in 2009 with breakdown by month and sector, and comparative data of 2008 (KZT bn, unless otherwise specified). --------------------------------------------------------------- Auto repo Nego repo Trade volume ---------------- ------------ ----------------- Year, ------- ------- ----- ----- ------- -------- month CS GS CS GS bn KZT m USD ------------ ------- ------- ----- ----- ------- -------- 2009, I 143.1 1,056.3 88.6 5.1 1,293.0 10,659.2 2009, II 119.1 988.2 132.0 4.8 1,244.2 8,535.7 2009, III 78.0 738.6 40.5 2.0 859.1 5,699.1 2009, IV 87.3 727.2 120.8 14.4 949.7 6,303.2 2009, V 65.4 559.0 148.8 9.4 782.5 5,205.7 2009, VI 23.3 706.1 56.4 15.2 800.9 5,327.6 2009, VII 19.7 848.8 58.0 22.4 949.0 6,299.6 2009, VIII 18.4 605.8 45.8 10.8 680.8 4,515.4 2009, IX 21.0 713.2 30.4 12.6 777.1 5,150.7 ------------ ------- ------- ----- ----- ------- -------- Total 575.3 6,943.3 721.3 96.7 8,336.5 57,696.1 structure, % 6.9 83.3 8.7 1.2 100.0 100.0 ------------ ------- ------- ----- ----- ------- -------- 2008, I-IX 1,170.4 6,739.1 497.6 66.4 8,473.5 70,459.9 trend, % -50.8 +3.0 +45.0 +45.6 -1.6 -18.1 --------------------------------------------------------------- CS - corporate serial securities; GS - government serial securities; nego repo - repo transactions carried out directly (with conclusion of nego opening and closing repo deals). The table below shows the exchange (calculated) turnover (calculated on all executed opening and closing repo deals) in the exchange market sector in 2009 with breakdown by month and sector, and comparative data of 2008 (KZT bn, unless otherwise specified). -------------------------------------------------------------------- Auto repo Nego repo Exchange (calculated) turnover ----------------- -------------- --------------------- Year, ------- -------- ------- ----- --------- ---------- month CS GS CS GS bn KZT m USD ---------- ------- -------- ------- ----- --------- ---------- 2009, I 288.4 2,117.2 182.5 14.2 2,602.4 21,453.8 2009, II 277.0 2,036.6 256.0 9.0 2,578.7 17,619.1 2009, III 170.4 1,515.7 91.5 5.3 1,783.0 11,829.2 2009, IV 171.2 1,465.2 219.1 24.3 1,879.8 12,475.9 2009, V 146.2 1,129.3 288.9 21.9 1,586.3 10,552.5 2009, VI 46.9 1,398.7 111.9 33.2 1,590.6 10,580.3 2009, VII 40.7 1,693.0 115.1 34.1 1,882.9 12,498.2 2009, VIII 36.9 1,215.0 114.5 23.9 1,390.3 9,220.9 2009, IX 42.2 1,423.7 64.6 20.9 1,551.4 10,282.4 ---------- ------- -------- ------- ----- --------- ---------- Total 1,219.8 13,994.5 1,444.3 186.8 16,845.3 116,512.3 ---------- ------- -------- ------- ----- --------- ---------- 2008, I-IX 2,321.7 13,471.4 971.8 128.5 16,893.5 140,472.9 trend, % -47.5 +3.9 +48.6 +45.3 -0.3 -17.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- The data on individual months in the tables above may differ from those published by KASE due to cancellation of some deals by respective parties. 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 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 into line with 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 indicators (in comparison with existing historical date), and beginning 2010 shall publish only trades volume indicating the exchange (calculated) turnover value in specialized reports only. [2009-10-01]