In nine months of 2010 GS trades volume on KASE increased by 17.3 % and made up KZT1,141.4 bn ($7,749.5 m)

/KASE, October 6, 10/ - In nine months of 2010 government securities (GS) trade volume on Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE)* made up KZT1,141.4 bn (USD7,749.5 m) and increased against the same 2009 period by 17.3 % (18.6 % in USD). In comparison with the previous nine month period (April-December 2009) trades volume decreased by 6.9 % (5.0 % 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 2010, IX 79.8 541.6 71.7 486.2 151.5 1,027.8 ---------- ------ ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- Total 560.4 3,805.0 580.9 3,944.5 1,141.4 7,749.5 ---------- ------ ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- 2009, I-IX 477.4 3,184.1 495.9 3,350.7 973.3 6,534.8 trend, % +17.4 +19.5 +17.1 +17.7 +17.3 +18.6 ---------------------------------------------------------------- * excluding the repo transactions market deals. [2010-10-06]