In four months of 2010 shares trades volume on KASE dropped 86.1 % and made up KZT18.0 bn ($122.3 m)

/KASE, May 6, 10/ - In initial four months of 2010 shares trade volume on Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE)* made up KZT18.0 bn (USD122.3 m) and dropped against the same 2009 period 86.1 % (by 86.3 % in USD). In comparison with the previous four months period (September-December 2009) trades volume dropped 96.1 % (96.1 % in USD). The table below shows trade volume in the mentioned exchange market sector in 2010 with the breakdown by month and comparative data of 2009 (in the buying- selling sector are possible shares placement deals). -------------------------------------------------------- Placement Buying-selling Total* sector sector* Total* ------------- -------------- ------------- Year, ------ ----- ------- ----- ------ ----- month bn KZT m USD bn KZT m USD bn KZT m USD ---------- ------ ----- ------- ----- ------ ----- 2010, I 0 0 2.0 13.6 2.0 13.6 2010, II 0 0 2.1 14.4 2.1 14.4 2010, III 0 0 7.0 47.6 7.0 47.6 2010, IV 0 0 6.9 46.7 6.9 46.7 ---------- ------ ----- ------- ----- ------ ----- Total 0 0 18.0 122.3 18.0 122.3 ---------- ------ ----- ------- ----- ------ ----- 2009, I-IV 0 0 129.2 893.1 129.2 893.1 trend, % Х Х -86.1 -86.3 -86.1 -86.3 -------------------------------------------------------- * with no account taken of the repo transactions market deals. [2010-05-06]