In eleven months of 2009 trades volume on KASE decreased by 27.4 % and made up KZT9.0 trln ($61.5 bn)

/KASE, December 1, 09/ - In initial eleven months of 2009 currency trade volume on Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE), including currency swap transactions, made up KZT8,951.1 bn (USD61,484.1 m) and decreased against the same period of 2008 by 27.4 % (40.1 % in USD). In comparison with the previous eleven months period (February-December 2008) trades volume decreased by 1.8 times (2.2 in USD). Below is the table on currency trade statistics in 2009 with breakdown by month, currency and deal type, and comparative data of 2008. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trade volume -------------------------------------------------- ---------------------- -------- -------- --------- Exchange spot-market, turnover, ---------------------- ------------------ --------- ------ ----- swap- total, total, -------- --------- Year, m USD m EUR m RUB market, bn KZT m USD bn KZT m USD month m USD ---------- --------- ------ ----- -------- -------- --------- -------- --------- 2009, I 7,868.9 0.5 72.3 85.1 965.7 7,956.9 976.0 8,042.0 2009, II 8,853.5 2.4 20.7 767.7 1,378.1 9,624.9 1,492.9 10,392.5 2009, III 3,760.3 6.3 40.8 2,067.5 880.1 5,837.4 1,191.7 7,904.8 2009, IV 2,592.2 4.3 159.1 549.0 474.9 3,151.5 557.7 3,700.5 2009, V 1,838.5 61.5 91.6 322.5 337.9 2,247.8 386.4 2,570.3 2009, VI 2,139.9 71.3 0 657.1 435.6 2,897.0 534.4 3,554.1 2009, VII 3,277.5 73.3 0 1,274.0 701.3 4,655.1 893.3 5,929.1 2009, VIII 3,589.2 84.8 0 2,954.0 1,004.9 6,664.4 1,450.3 9,618.4 2009, IX 2,556.2 106.3 16.4 2,274.2 752.3 4,985.7 1,095.4 7,259.9 2009, X 2,968.2 104.7 0 2,287.5 815.8 5,410.9 1,160.7 7,698.4 2009, XI 6,112.0 52.7 246.0 1,853.5 1,204.6 8,052.6 1,482.0 9,906.1 ---------- --------- ------ ----- -------- -------- --------- -------- --------- Total 45,556.4 568.1 646.9 15,092.0 8,951.1 61,484.1 11,220.9 76,576.1 ---------- --------- ------ ----- -------- -------- --------- -------- --------- 2008, 102,581.6 10.9 546.6 - 12,332.6 102,620.3 12,332.6 102,620.3 I-XI change, % -55.6 >+5093 +18.3 Х -27.4 -40.1 -9.0 -25.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Weighted average tenge to dollar rate, calculated on all deals of the main (morning) trade session on KASE in the period January 3, 09 through November 30, 09, made up KZT144.22 per dollar, on all exchange deals - KZT143.90 per dollar. Tenge devalued against dollar on weighted average exchange rate in the current year by 25.22 % APR. In the initial eleven months devaluation rate of tenge to dollar in nominal terms made up 23.08 %. In 2008 the tenge devalued to the dollar 0.41 % in nominal terms. After the Exchange had launched on December 29, 2008 the currency swap transaction KASE has been applying beginning January 1, 2009 when releasing its trade statistics two indicators - trade volume (this indicator is new and is showing the aggregate volume of deals) and exchange (calculation) turnover (this indicator is traditional and had been released before 2009). On the currency market these indicators may vary at opening and/or closing in the reporting period of currency swap transactions. At execution of such transactions on the exchange market, the trade volume will include volumes of opening currency swap transactions (based on attracted sums). At calculation of exchange (calculation) turnover volumes of (in KZT; with subsequent recalculation to dollars) all executed opening and closing transactions; at that only deals falling in the reporting period shall be accounted for. KASE is applying this method for repo transactions trade statistics. [2009-12-01]