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

/IRBIS, September 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 August and July 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 August and July, 2010 (m. of currency units) ------------------------------------- - --------------------------------- August July Changes: ----------------- ---------------- ---------------- Market sector purchase sale purchase sale purchase sale ------------------- -------- -------- - -------- ------- -------- ------- USD ------------------------------------------------------------------------- KASE 7,987.6 7,987.6 6,088.3 6,088.3 +1899.3 +1899.3 Out of KASE: 4,747.0 4,660.0 3,232.0 3,067.0 +1515.0 +1593.0 incl. residents 3,924.0 3,924.0 2,407.0 2,407.0 +1517.0 +1517.0 incl. non-residents 823.0 736.0 825.0 660.0 -2.0 +76.0 Total 12,734.6 12,647.6 9,320.3 9,155.3 +3414.3 +3492.3 Share of KASE. % 62.7 63.2 , 65.3 66.5 -2.6 -3.3 ------------------- -------- -------- - -------- ------- -------- ------- Ruble of the Russian Federation ------------------------------------------------------------------------- KASE 409.3 409.3 529.5 529.5 -120.2 -120.2 Out of KASE: 428.0 362.0 397.0 298.0 +31.0 +64.0 incl. residents 355.0 355.0 287.0 287.0 +68.0 +68.0 incl. non-residents 73.0 7.0 110.0 11.0 -37.0 -4.0 Total 837.3 771.3 926.5 827.5 -89.2 -56.2 Stake of KASE. % 48.9 53.1 , 57.2 64.0 -8.3 -10.9 ------------------- -------- -------- - -------- ------- -------- ------- Euro ------------------------------------------------------------------------- KASE 13.1 13.1 11.7 11.7 +1.4 +1.4 Out of KASE: 32.7 32.1 16.6 15.9 +16.1 +16.2 incl. residents 32.0 32.0 15.0 15.0 +17.0 +17.0 incl. non-residents 0.7 0.1 1.6 0.9 -0.9 -0.8 Total 45.8 45.2 28.3 27.6 +17.5 +17.6 Stake of KASE. % 28.5 28.9 , 41.3 42.4 -12.8 -13.5 ------------------------------------- - --------------------------------- Comparable data on weighted average rates of transactions in foreign currencies on Kazakhstan inter-bank market in August and July, 2010 (KZT per unit of foreign currency) ------------------------------------------------------------------ August July Changes: --------------- --------------- -------------- Market sector purchase sale purchase sale purchase sale ------------------- -------- ------ -------- ------ -------- ----- USD ------------------------------------------------------------------ KASE 147.29 147.29 147.55 147.55 -0.3 -0.3 Out of KASE: 147.33 147.33 147.51 147.53 -0.2 -0.2 incl. residents 147.34 147.34 147.52 147.52 -0.2 -0.2 incl. non-residents 147.26 147.28 147.47 147.55 -0.2 -0.3 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Ruble of the Russian Federation ------------------------------------------------------------------ KASE 4.85 4.85 4.83 4.83 +0.02 +0.02 Out of KASE: 4.85 4.85 4.82 4.81 +0.03 +0.04 incl. residents 4.85 4.85 4.81 4.81 +0.04 +0.04 incl. non-residents 4.86 4.79 4.84 4.83 +0.02 -0.04 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Euro ------------------------------------------------------------------ KASE 192.85 192.85 189.00 189.00 +3.8 +3.8 Out of KASE: 190.71 190.68 189.38 189.49 +1.3 +1.2 incl. residents 190.69 190.69 189.53 189.53 +1.2 +1.2 incl. non-residents 191.36 188.26 187.96 188.98 +3.4 -0.7 ------------------------------------------------------------------ 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. [2010-09-06]