In four months of 2010 GS trades volume on KASE increased by 84.0 % and made up KZT550.7 bn ($3,736.8 m)

/KASE, May 6, 10/ - In initial four months of 2010 government securities (GS) trade volume on Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE)* made up KZT550.7 bn (equivalent of USD3,736.8 m) and increased against the same 2009 period by 84.0 % (81.3 % in USD). In comparison with the previous four months period (September-December 2009) trades volume decreased by 4.1 % (2.5 % 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. --------------------------------------------------------------- Primary market Secondary 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 2010, III 45.0 305.8 80.1 544.6 125.2 850.5 2010, IV 68.0 463.6 73.3 499.5 141.3 963.2 ---------- ------ ------- ------- -------- ------ ------- Total 224.6 1,523.6 326.1 2,213.2 550.7 3,736.8 ---------- ------ ------- ------- -------- ------ ------- 2009, I-IV 151.3 1,019.4 148.0 1,041.3 299.3 2,060.7 trend, % +48.4 +49.5 +120.4 +112.5 +84.0 +81.3 --------------------------------------------------------------- * with no account taken of the repo transactions market deals. [2010-05-06]