In eight months of 2010 GS trades volume on KASE increased by 18.7 % and made up KZT989.9 bn ($6,721.7 m)

/KASE, September 3, 10/ - In eight months of 2010 government securities (GS) trade volume on Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE)* made up KZT989.9 bn (USD6,721.7 m) and increased against the same 2009 period by 18.7 % (19.8 % in USD). In comparison with the previous eight month period (May-December 2009) trades volume decreased by 10.7 % (9.0 % 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 2010, V 70.9 483.5 60.4 411.6 131.3 895.1 2010, VI 38.9 264.2 35.4 240.8 74.3 505.0 2010, VII 70.4 476.7 27.8 188.7 98.2 665.5 2010, VIII 75.9 515.4 59.5 403.9 135.4 919.4 ------------ ------ ------- ------- -------- ------ ------- Total 480.6 3,263.4 509.3 3,458.3 989.9 6,721.7 ------------ ------ ------- ------- -------- ------ ------- 2009, I-VIII 403.3 2,692.7 430.5 2,917.2 833.8 5,609.9 trend, % +19.2 +21.2 +18.3 +18.6 +18.7 +19.8 ----------------------------------------------------------------- * excluding the repo transactions market deals. [2010-09-03]