Summary date on Kazakhstan inter-bank currency market in July 2010

/IRBIS, August 6, 2010/ - IRBIS Information agency of financial markets (Almaty) has generalized the official information provided by the National Bank of Kazakhstan that is also published on Internet and the data of Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE) on inter-bank currency market of Kazakhstan republic in July and June 2010. Results of such generalization are given in the tables below. Comparative data on volumes of foreign currency transactions made in Kazakhstan Interbank market in July and June, 2010 (m. of currency units) ------------------------------------ - ---------------------------------- July June Changes: ---------------- ----------------- ---------------- Market sector purchase sale purchase sale purchase sale ------------------- -------- ------- - -------- -------- -------- ------- USD ------------------------------------------------------------------------- KASE 6,088.3 6,088.3 6,492.7 6,492.7 -404.3 -404.3 Out of KASE: 3,232.0 3,067.0 4,986.0 5,272.0 -1754.0 -2205.0 incl. residents 2,407.0 2,407.0 4,056.0 4,056.0 -1649.0 -1649.0 incl. non-residents 825.0 660.0 930.0 1,216.0 -105.0 -556.0 Total 9,320.3 9,155.3 11,478.7 11,764.7 -2158.4 -2609.4 Share of KASE. % 65.3 66.5 , 56.6 55.2 +8.8 +11.3 ------------------- -------- ------- - -------- -------- -------- ------- Ruble of the Russian Federation ------------------------------------------------------------------------- KASE 529.5 529.5 371.5 371.5 +158.0 +158.0 Out of KASE: 397.0 298.0 460.0 421.0 -63.0 -123.0 incl. residents 287.0 287.0 407.0 407.0 -120.0 -120.0 incl. non-residents 110.0 11.0 53.0 14.0 +57.0 -3.0 Total 926.5 827.5 831.5 792.5 +95.0 +35.0 Stake of KASE. % 57.2 64.0 , 44.7 46.9 +12.5 +17.1 ------------------- -------- ------- - -------- -------- -------- ------- Euro ------------------------------------------------------------------------- KASE 11.7 11.7 9.9 9.9 +1.9 +1.9 Out of KASE: 16.6 15.9 19.9 21.8 -3.3 -5.9 incl. residents 15.0 15.0 19.0 19.0 -4.0 -4.0 incl. non-residents 1.6 0.9 0.9 2.8 +0.7 -1.9 Total 28.3 27.6 29.8 31.7 -1.5 -4.1 Stake of KASE. % 41.3 42.4 , 33.1 31.1 +8.2 +11.3 ------------------------------------ - ---------------------------------- Comparable data on weighted average rates of transactions in foreign currencies on Kazakhstan inter-bank market in July and June, 2010 (KZT per unit of foreign currency) ----------------------------------------------------------------- July June Changes: --------------- --------------- ------------- Market sector purchase sale purchase sale purchase sale ------------------- -------- ------ -------- ------ -------- ---- USD ----------------------------------------------------------------- KASE 147.55 147.55 147.18 147.18 +0.4 +0.4 Out of KASE: 147.51 147.53 147.09 147.12 +0.4 +0.4 incl. residents 147.52 147.52 147.10 147.10 +0.4 +0.4 incl. non-residents 147.47 147.55 147.05 147.18 +0.4 +0.4 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Ruble of the Russian Federation ----------------------------------------------------------------- KASE 4.83 4.83 4.73 4.73 +0.1 +0.1 Out of KASE: 4.82 4.81 4.72 4.72 +0.1 +0.1 incl. residents 4.81 4.81 4.72 4.72 +0.1 +0.1 incl. non-residents 4.84 4.83 4.70 4.69 +0.1 +0.1 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Euro ----------------------------------------------------------------- KASE 189.00 189.00 181.04 181.04 +8.0 +8.0 Out of KASE: 189.38 189.49 181.53 181.01 +7.8 +8.5 incl. residents 189.53 189.53 181.20 181.20 +8.3 +8.3 incl. non-residents 187.96 188.98 188.53 179.70 -0.6 +9.3 ----------------------------------------------------------------- The information on exchange market is based on KASE data; the information on over-the-counter market is based on the National Bank's data. KASE market share is calculated by comparable operations, since non-residents of the Kazakhstan Republic cannot operate on KASE. [2010-08-06]