In ten months of 2009 trades volume on KASE, including STF RFCA decreased by 17.1 % and made up KZT18.4 trln ($126.8 bn) at turnover KZT29.6 trln ($203.7 bn)

/KASE, November 3, 09/ - In initial ten months of 2009 trades volume on Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE) in all market sector, including the Special Trading Floor of the Regional Financial Center of Almaty (STF RFCA), made up KZT18,413.5 bn (USD126,774.5 m) and decreased relative to the similar period of 2008 by 17.1 % (31.4 % in USD). KASE exchange (calculated) turnover made up in the reporting period KZT29,642.6 bn (USD203,656.8 m) and decreased relative to the similar of 2008 by 7.6 % (23.7 % in USD). In comparison with the previous nine month period (March-December of 2008) the trades volume decreased by 35.8 % (46.8 % in USD); the exchange (calculated) turnover decreased by 26.0 % (38.9 % in USD). The table below shows the trades volume (calculated by amounts raised) for initial 10 months of 2009 by market sector and comparison with indicators of the same period of 2008. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I-VI, 2009 I-VI, 2008 Trend ------------------ ------------------ ---------------- --------- ------- --------- ------- --------- ----- Market trades struc- trades struc- measuring in % sector volume ture, % volume ture, % currency ------------------------- --------- ------- --------- ------- --------- ----- bn KZT ------------------------- --------- ------- --------- ------- --------- ----- Foreign currency 7,746.5 42.1 10,853.7 48.9 -3,107.2 -28.6 including: spot-market 5,754.3 31.3 10,853.7 48.9 -5,099.4 -47.0 swap-market 1,992.2 10.8 н/т X X X at exchange turnover 3,984.6 X X X X X ------------------------- --------- ------- --------- ------- --------- ----- Kazakhstan GS 1,085.3 5.9 715.3 3.2 +370.0 +51.7 including: primary market 552.6 3.0 364.0 1.6 +188.7 +51.8 secondary market 532.6 2.9 351.3 1.6 +181.3 +51.6 ------------------------- --------- ------- --------- ------- --------- ----- Shares 215.3 1.2 370.0 1.7 -154.7 -41.8 including STF RFCA 34.0 0.2 37.8 0.2 -3.8 -9.9 ------------------------- --------- ------- --------- ------- --------- ----- Unit Investment Funds 0.1 <0.1 н/т X X X shares including STF RFCA 0.1 <0.1 X X X X ------------------------- --------- ------- --------- ------- --------- ----- Corporate debt securities 334.6 1.8 352.4 1.6 -17.8 -5.1 including STF RFCA 10.2 0.1 75.1 0.3 -65.0 -86.4 ------------------------- --------- ------- --------- ------- --------- ----- Repo transactions 9,031.8 49.0 9,926.0 44.7 -894.2 -9.0 at exchange turnover 18,268.4 X 19,804.2 X -1,535.8 -7.8 including: "nego" repo on GS 102.3 0.6 89.0 0.4 +13.3 +15.0 at exchange turnover 196.5 X 170.0 X +26.5 +15.6 autorepo on GS 7,586.7 41.2 7,909.9 35.6 -323.2 -4.1 at exchange turnover 15,313.4 X 15,834.9 X -521.4 -3.3 "nego" repo on CS 749.0 4.1 593.1 2.7 +155.9 +26.3 at exchange turnover 1,502.0 X 1,152.0 X +349.9 +30.4 autorepo on CS 593.8 3.2 1,334.1 6.0 -740.2 -55.5 at exchange turnover 1,256.6 X 2,647.1 X -1,390.7 -52.5 ------------------------- --------- ------- --------- ------- --------- ----- TOTAL trades volume 18,413.5 100.0 22,217.3 100.0 -3,803.8 -17.1 including on STF RFCA 44.3 0.2 112.9 0.5 -68.6 -60.8 at exchange turnover 29,642.6 Х 32,095.5 X -2,453.0 -7.6 ------------------------- --------- ------- --------- ------- --------- ----- m USD , , , , , , ------------------------- --------- ------- --------- ------- --------- ----- Foreign currency 53,431.5 42.1 90,309.7 48.9 -36,878.2 -40.8 including: spot-market 40,193.0 31.3 90,309.7 48.9 -50,116.7 -55.5 swap-market 13,238.5 10.8 н/т X X X at exchange turnover 26,477.0 X X X X X ------------------------- --------- ------- --------- ------- --------- ----- Kazakhstan GS 7,277.3 5.9 5,951.8 3.2 +1,325.4 +22.3 including: primary market 3,683.0 3.0 3,028.4 1.6 +654.6 +21.6 secondary market 3,594.2 2.9 2,923.4 1.6 +670.8 +22.9 ------------------------- --------- ------- --------- ------- --------- ----- Shares 1,464.7 1.2 3,076.1 1.7 -1,611.4 -52.4 including STF RFCA 232.9 0.2 313.5 0.2 -80.6 -25.7 ------------------------- --------- ------- --------- ------- --------- ----- Unit Investment Funds 0.7 <0.1 н/т X X X shares including STF RFCA 0.7 <0.1 X X X X ------------------------- --------- ------- --------- ------- --------- ----- Corporate debt securities 2,292.9 1.8 2,932.3 1.6 -639.5 -21.8 including STF RFCA 67.9 0.1 625.2 0.3 -557.3 -89.1 ------------------------- --------- ------- --------- ------- --------- ----- Repo transactions 62,307.4 49.0 82,496.9 44.7 -20,189.5 -24.5 at exchange turnover 125,951.1 X 164,658.7 X -38,707.6 -23.5 including: "nego" repo on GS 687.9 0.6 740.2 0.4 -52.3 -7.1 at exchange turnover 1,329.1 X 1,414.3 X -85.2 -6.0 autorepo on GS 52,286.2 41.2 65,812.9 35.6 -13,526.7 -20.6 at exchange turnover 105,461.5 X 131,749.5 X -26,288.0 -20.0 "nego" repo on CS 5,135.6 4.1 4,932.6 2.7 +203.0 +4.1 at exchange turnover 10,305.0 X 9,580.7 X +724.3 +7.6 autorepo on CS 4,197.7 3.2 11,011.2 6.0 -6,813.5 -61.9 at exchange turnover 8,855.5 X 21,914.2 X -13,058.7 -59.6 ------------------------- --------- ------- --------- ------- --------- ----- TOTAL trades volume 126,774.5 100.0 184,766.9 100.0 -57,992.4 -31.4 including on STF RFCA 301.5 0.2 938.6 0.5 -637.1 -67.9 at exchange turnover 203,656.8 Х 266,928.8 X -63,272.0 -23.7 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Notes to table: GS - government serial securities; CS - corporate serial securities; corporate bonds - corporate serial debt securities; Equities - equity securities certifying the right of its holder for a certain share in the property; "direct" repo - repo transactions carried out by "direct" method (with conclusion of direct opening and closing repo deals); auto repo - repo transactions carried out automatically; 'n/t' - no trade held. Currency swap transactions and repo exchange additionally provides (calculated) turnover (calculated based on all executed opening and closing deals), which is not accounted for in indicator "TOTAL trade volume", in aggregate indicator for exchange market sector and in indicator "including". Trade volume and exchange (calculated) turnovers are calculated on all executed exchange deals, concluded by any possible KASE trade method. Information on securities (bonds) of IFO, FGS, notes and futures is not provided due to absence of deals in such instruments in the compared periods. KASE reminds that from January 1, 2009, KASE moved to the new methodology of summarizing 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 under names "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. [2009-11-03]