/KASE, January 6, 11/ - In 2010 volume of trading in government securities (GS) on Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE)* made up KZT1,431.4 bn (equivalent to USD9,715.6 m) increasing by 1.7 % (2.9 % expressed in USD) against 2009.

The table below shows 2010 trading volume in this exchange sector by month, and comparative data of last year's corresponding period.

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            Primary market Secondary market          Total*
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                
2010, XII        0       0    73.9    501.1    73.9   501.1
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Total        673.0 4,567.9   758.4  5,147.7 1,431.4 9,715.6
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2009, I-XII  698.1 4,658.7   710.0  4,784.5 1,408.1 9,443.2
trend, %      -3.6    -1.9    +6.8     +7.6    +1.7    +2.9
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* with no account taken of deals on repo transactions market.

[2011-01-06]