In 2009 KASE foreign currencies trades volume dropped 40.9 % and made up KZT9.9 trln ($67.7 bn)

/KASE, January 6, 10/ - In 2009 foreign currencies trades volume on Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE), including currency swap transactions, made up KZT9,879.0 bn (USD67,725.7 m) and against 2008dropped 40.9 % (51.2 % in USD). The table below shows KASE foreign currencies market indicators in 2009 with the breakdown by month, currency and deals, and 2008 comparative data. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trades volume Exchange --------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------- --------- -------- --------- (calculation) spot market, m turnover, ---------------------------- ------------------- Months --------- ----- ---- swap total, total, ------------------- 2009 USD/ EUR/ EUR/ RUB/ market, m bn m bn m KZT KZT USD KZT USD/KZT KZT USD KZT USD ------ --------- ----- ---- ------- --------- -------- --------- ------------------- I 7,868.9 0.5 н/т 72.3 85.1 965.7 7,956.9 976.0 8,042.0 II 8,853.5 2.4 н/т 20.7 767.7 1,378.1 9,624.9 1,492.9 10,392.5 III 3,760.3 6.3 н/т 40.8 2,067.5 880.1 5,837.4 1,191.7 7,904.8 IV 2,592.2 4.3 н/т 159.1 549.0 474.9 3,151.5 557.7 3,700.5 V 1,838.5 61.5 н/т 91.6 322.5 337.9 2,247.8 386.4 2,570.3 VI 2,139.9 71.3 н/т 0 657.1 435.6 2,897.0 534.4 3,554.1 VII 3,277.5 73.3 н/т 0 1,274.0 701.3 4,655.1 893.3 5,929.1 VIII 3,589.2 84.8 н/т 0 2,954.0 1,004.9 6,664.4 1,450.3 9,618.4 IX 2,556.2 106.3 н/т 16.4 2,274.2 752.3 4,985.7 1,095.4 7,259.9 X 2,968.2 104.7 н/т 0 2,287.5 815.8 5,410.9 1,160.7 7,698.4 XI 6,112.0 52.7 н/т 246.0 1,853.5 1,204.6 8,052.6 1,482.0 9,906.1 XII 3,651.2 53.1 22.5 595.0 2,460.5 927.9 6,241.6 1,293.7 8,702.1 ------ --------- ----- ---- ------- --------- -------- --------- ---------- -------- Total 49,207.5 621.2 22.5 1,241.9 17,552.5 9,879.0 67,725.7 12,514.6 85,278.2 ------ --------- ----- ---- ------- --------- -------- --------- ---------- -------- 2008, 138,827.9 12.0 n/t 575.6 5.0 16,708.7 138,874.0 16,709.3 138,879.0 I-XII chg., % -64.6 +5098 Х +115.8 +350950 -40.9 -51.2 -25.1 -38.6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Notes: "n/t" - trades were not executed. Weighted average tenge to dollar rate, calculated on all deals of the KASE main (morning) trade session in January 3, 09-December 31, 09, made up KZT144.58 per dollar, on all exchange deals - KZT144.84 per dollar. In 2009, tenge devalued to the dollar 22.91 % in nominal terms, in 2008 - 0.41 %. We remind that that after the Exchange 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 trades statistics. From 2010 KASE will publish only trades volumes, indicating the exchange (calculation) turnover value only in special reports. [2010-01-06]