/KASE, December 6, 10/ - In eleven months of 2010 government securities (GS) trade volume on Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE)* made up KZT1,357.5 bn (USD9,214.5 m) and increased against the same 2009 period by 12.0 % (13.4 % in USD).

In comparison with the previous eleven month- period (February-December 2009) trades volume decreased by 0.7 % (increased by 1.3 % expressed 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.

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           Primary market      Secondary          Total*
                                 market*                
Year,      ------ ------- ------ ------- ------- -------
month      bn KZT m USD   bn KZT m USD   bn KZT  m USD
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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
2010, X      85.3   578.4   59.9   405.6   145.2   984.0
2010, XI     28.7   194.4   42.3   286.5    70.9   480.9
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Total       644.3 4,373.6  642.2 4,360.0 1,286.6 8,733.6
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2009, I-XI  619.4 4.129.1  592.8 3.997.1 1.212.2 8.126.2
trend, %     +8.7   +10.6  +15.5   +16.2   +12.0   +13.4
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* excluding the repo transactions market deals.

[2010-12-06]