Traded value falls 20.5 % year-to-year, reaches KZT4.1 trln (USD27.7 bn)

/KASE, March 2, 10/ - In January and February 2010 value traded on Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE) in all market sectors reached KZT4,095.6 bn (USD27,693.8 m) and fell on a year-to-year basis 20.5 % (28.5 % in dollar terms). As compared with the previous two-month period (November-December 2009) traded value fell 4.9 % (4.1 % in dollar terms). The table indicates traded value (calculated on attracted sums) in January and February 2010 with breakdown onto market sectors and comparison with the same period 2009. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ I-II, Y2010 I-II, Y2009 Trend ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- Exchange traded struc- traded struc- measure sector value ture, % value ture, % currency % --------------------- -------- ------- -------- ------- --------- ------ bn KZT --------------------- -------- ------- -------- ------- --------- ------ Currency 1,928.2 47.1 2,343.8 45.5 -415.6 -17.7 including: spot-market 1,397.9 34.1 2,218.6 43.1 -820.7 -37.0 swap-market 530.3 12.9 125.1 2.4 +405.1 +323.8 --------------------- -------- ------- -------- ------- --------- ------ Futures 0 0 0.1 <0.01 X X --------------------- -------- ------- -------- ------- --------- ------ Kazakhstan GS 284.3 6.9 100.3 1.9 +184.0 +183.3 including: primary market 111.6 2.7 39.4 0.8 +72.1 +183.0 secondary market 172.8 4.2 60.9 1.2 +111.8 +183.5 --------------------- -------- ------- -------- ------- --------- ------ Shares 4.1 0.1 77.7 1.5 -73.6 -94.7 --------------------- -------- ------- -------- ------- --------- ------ Units of mutual funds 0 0 0.1 <0.1 -0.1 -100.0 --------------------- -------- ------- -------- ------- --------- ------ Corporate bonds 32.7 0.8 90.6 1.8 -57.9 -63.9 --------------------- -------- ------- -------- ------- --------- ------ Repo transactions: 1,846.3 45.1 2,537.2 49.3 -690.9 -27.2 including: nego repo in GS 18.9 0.5 9.9 0.2 +9.0 +91.4 auto repo in GS 1,805.3 44.1 2,044.5 39.7 -239.2 -11.7 nego repo in CS 2.1 0.1 220.6 4.3 -218.5 -99.1 auto repo in CS 20.0 0.5 262.2 5.1 -242.2 -92.4 --------------------- -------- ------- -------- ------- --------- ------ TOTAL traded value 4,095.6 100.0 5,149.7 100.0 -1,054.1 -20.5 --------------------- -------- ------- -------- ------- --------- ------ m USD --------------------- -------- ------- -------- ------- --------- ------ Currency 13,036.6 47.1 17,581.8 45.4 -4,545.2 -25.9 including: spot-market 9,452.9 34.1 16,729.0 43.2 -7,276.1 -43.5 swap-market 3,583.7 12.9 852.8 2.2 +2,731.0 +320.3 --------------------- -------- ------- -------- ------- --------- ------ Futures 0 0 0.4 <0.01 X X --------------------- -------- ------- -------- ------- --------- ------ Kazakhstan GS 1,923.2 6.9 740.4 1.9 +1,182.8 +159.7 including: primary market 754.1 2.7 277.0 0.7 +477.1 +172.2 secondary market 1,169.1 4.2 463.4 1.2 +705.7 +152.3 --------------------- -------- ------- -------- ------- --------- ------ Shares 28.0 0.1 551.6 1.4 -523.6 -94.9 --------------------- -------- ------- -------- ------- --------- ------ Units of mutual funds 0 0 0.7 <0.1 -0.7 -100.0 --------------------- -------- ------- -------- ------- --------- ------ Corporate bonds 220.9 0.8 673.2 1.7 -452.3 -67.2 --------------------- -------- ------- -------- ------- --------- ------ Repo transactions: 12,485.1 45.1 19,194.8 49.5 -6,709.7 -35.0 including: nego repo in GS 128.0 0.5 74.6 0.2 +53.4 +71.6 auto repo in GS 12,207.8 44.1 15,496.8 40.0 -3,288.9 -21.2 nego repo in CS 14.0 0.1 1,627.1 4.2 -1,613.0 -99.1 auto repo in CS 135.2 0.5 1,996.4 5.2 -1,861.2 -93.2 --------------------- -------- ------- -------- ------- --------- ------ TOTAL traded value 27,693.8 100.0 38,742.5 100.0 -11,048.7 -28.5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Notes to table: GS - government serial securities; unit fund - unit investment fund; corporate bonds - corporate serial debt securities; CS - corporate serial securities; nego repo - repo transactions carried out directly (with conclusion of direct opening and closing repo deals); auto repo - repo transactions carried out automatically. Traded value is calculated on all executed exchange deals concluded on KASE. There is no data on notes as no deals were made therein. [2010-03-02]