/KASE, April 5, 10/ - In the first three months of Y2010 government securities traded value on Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE)* reached KZT409.5 bn (USD2,773.6 m) and grew on a year-to-year basis 124.1 % (115.5 % in dollar terms).

As compared to the previous three-month period (October-December Y2009) traded value fell 5.8 % (4.6 % in dollar terms).

The table shows traded value on the market in Y2010 with breakdown onto months and comparative data of the corresponding period last year.

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                                Secondary         
            Primary market        market*         Total*
Year,       -------------- -------------- --------------
month       bn KZT   m USD bn KZT   m USD bn KZT   m USD
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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
2010, III     45.0   305.8   80.1   544.6  125.2   850.5
----------- ------ ------- ------ ------- ------ -------
Total        156.6 1,059.9  252.9 1,713.7  409.5 2,773.6
----------- ------ ------- ------ ------- ------ -------
2009, I-III  100.3   680.6   82.5   606.4  182.7 1,287.0
trend, %     +56.2   +55.7 +206.6  +182.6 +124.1  +115.5
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* without account to deals on repo market.

[2010-04-05]