GS traded value grows 183.3 % year-to-year, reaches KZT284.3 bn (USD1,923.2 m)

/KASE, March 2, 10/ - In January and February 2010 government securities (GS) value traded on Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE)* reached KZT284.3 bn (USD1,923.2 m) and grew on a year-to-year basis 183.3 % (159.7 % in dollar terms). As compared with the previous two-month period (November-December 2009) traded value fell 11.9 % (11.2 % in dollar terms). The table shows data on traded share value in 2010 with breakdown on months, and comparative data of the same period last year. ------------------------------------------------------- Secondary Primary market market* Total* Year< -------------- -------------- -------------- month bn KZT m USD bn KZT m USD bn KZT m USD ---------- ------- ------ ------ ------- ------ ------- 2010, I 53.9 363.7 48.3 326.0 102.1 689.7 2010, II 57.7 390.4 124.5 843.0 182.2 1,233.5 ---------- ------- ------ ------ ------- ------ ------- Total 111.6 754.1 172.8 1,169.1 284.3 1,923.2 ---------- ------- ------ ------ ------- ------ ------- 2009, I-II 39.4 277.0 60.9 463.4 100.3 740.4 trend, % +183.0 +172.2 +183.5 +152.3 +183.3 +159.7 ------------------------------------------------------- * without account to repo transactions. [2010-03-02]