/KASE, June 3, 10/ - In the first months of 2010 government securities (GS) traded value on Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE)* reached KZT682.0 bn (USD4,631.9 m) and grew on a year-to-year basis 71.6 % (70.7 % in dollar terms).

As compared with the previous five-month period (August - December 2009) traded value fell 7.5 % (5.8 % in dollar terms).

The table shows data on traded value in the exchange sector in Y2010 with breakdown on months, and comparative data on the same 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
--------- ------ ------- ------ ------- ------ -------
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
2010, V     70,9   483,5   60,4   411,6  131,3   895,1
--------- ------ ------- ------ ------- ------ -------
Total      295,5 2,007,0  386,5 2,624,8  682,0 4,631,9
--------- ------ ------- ------ ------- ------ -------
2009, I-V  204,7 1,374,0  192,7 1,338,7  397,4 2,712,7
trend, %   +44,4   +46,1 +100,6   +96,1  +71,6   +70,7
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* without account to repo transactions.

[2010-06-03]