In six months of 2010 repo transactions market volume gained 7.8 % and made up KZT6.4 trln ($43.4 bn)

/KASE, July 2, 10/ - In six months of 2010 the repo transactions market trade volume on Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE) made up KZT6,391.2 bn (USD43,430.0 m) and gained against the similar 2009 period 7.8 % (4.1 % in USD). In comparison with the previous six month period (July-December 2009) trades volume gained 42.7 % (45.6 % in USD). The table below shows trades volume (calculated on raised amounts) in this exchange market sector in 2010 with the breakdown by month and sector, and comparative data of 2009 (KZT bn, unless otherwise specified). ------------------------------------------------------------ Auto repo Nego repo Trade volume Year, -------------- ----------- ----------------- month CS GS CS GS bn KZT m USD ------------ ----- ------- ----- ---- ------- -------- 2010, I 11.0 735.0 1.2 10.0 757.1 5,113.4 2010, II 9.0 1,070.3 0.9 8.9 1,089.2 7,371.7 2010, III 12.5 1,117.2 0.9 11.4 1,142.1 7,764.4 2010, IV 13.3 1,197.0 0.9 19.3 1,230.6 8,389.5 2010, V 7.2 1,113.1 0.4 1.9 1,122.6 7,653.7 2010, VI 10.6 1,038.1 0.1 0.9 1,049.7 7,137.3 ------------ ----- ------- ----- ---- ------- -------- Total 63.7 6,270.7 4.4 52.5 6,391.2 43,430.0 structure, % 1.0 98.1 0.1 0.8 100.0 100.0 ------------ ----- ------- ----- ---- ------- -------- 2009, I-VI 516.2 4,775.4 587.0 50.9 5,929.5 41,730.5 trend, % -87.7 +31.3 -99.3 +3.1 +7.8 +4.1 ------------------------------------------------------------ CS - corporate serial securities; GS - government serial securities; nego repo - repo transactions carried out directly (with conclusion of nego opening and closing repo deals). [2010-07-02]