Summary date on Kazakhstan inter-bank currency market in January 2011

/IRBIS, February 9, 2011/ - 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 January and December 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 January 2011 and December, 2010 (mln. of currency units) ------------------------------------ - ---------------------------------- January December Changes: ---------------- ----------------- ---------------- Market sector purchase sale purchase sale purchase sale ------------------- -------- ------- - -------- -------- -------- ------- USD ------------------------------------------------------------------------- KASE 6,145.8 6,145.8 8,900.2 8,900.2 -2754.4 -2754.4 Out of KASE: 3,934.0 3,156.0 3,978.0 3,608.0 -44.0 -452.0 incl. residents 1,967.0 1,967.0 2,915.0 2,915.0 -948.0 -948.0 incl. non-residents 1,967.0 1,189.0 1,063.0 693.0 +904.0 +496.0 Total 10,079.8 9,301.8 12,878.2 12,508.2 -2798.4 -3206.4 Share of KASE. % 61.0 66.1 . 69.1 71.2 -8.1 -5.1 ------------------- -------- ------- - -------- -------- -------- ------- Ruble of the Russian Federation ------------------------------------------------------------------------- KASE 158.1 158.1 372.6 372.6 -214.5 -214.5 Out of KASE: 331.0 90.0 840.0 561.0 -509.0 -471.0 incl. residents 248.0 83.0 551.0 551.0 -303.0 -468.0 incl. non-residents 83.0 7.0 289.0 10.0 -206.0 -3.0 Total 489.1 248.1 1,212.6 933.6 -723.5 -685.5 Stake of KASE. % 32.3 63.7 . 30.7 39.9 +1.6 +23.8 ------------------- -------- ------- - -------- -------- -------- ------- Euro ------------------------------------------------------------------------- KASE 3.1 3.1 1.9 1.9 +1.2 +1.2 Out of KASE: 85.7 265.2 17.7 19.0 +68.0 +246.2 incl. residents 83.0 251.0 17.0 17.0 +66.0 +234.0 incl. non-residents 2.7 14.2 0.7 2.0 +2.0 +12.2 Total 88.8 268.3 19.6 20.9 +69.2 +247.4 Stake of KASE. % 3.4 1.1 . 9.5 8.9 -6.0 -7.7 ------------------------------------ - ---------------------------------- Comparable data on weighted average rates of transactions in foreign currencies on Kazakhstan inter-bank market in January 2011 and December, 2010 (KZT per unit of foreign currency) ------------------------------------------------------------------ January July Changes: --------------- --------------- -------------- Market sector purchase sale purchase sale purchase sale ------------------- -------- ------ -------- ------ -------- ----- USD ------------------------------------------------------------------ KASE 146.99 146.99 147.34 147.34 -0.4 -0.4 Out of KASE: 147.03 147.01 147.38 147.40 -0.3 -0.4 incl. residents 147.02 147.02 147.39 147.39 -0.4 -0.4 incl. non-residents 147.04 147.01 147.37 147.44 -0.3 -0.4 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Ruble of the Russian Federation ------------------------------------------------------------------ KASE 4.92 4.92 4.79 4.79 +0.1 +0.1 Out of KASE: 4.84 4.84 4.79 4.79 +0.05 +0.05 incl. residents 4.83 4.83 4.79 4.79 +0.04 +0.04 incl. non-residents 4.88 4.93 4.79 4.82 +0.1 +0.1 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Euro ------------------------------------------------------------------ KASE 197.45 197.45 194.10 194.10 +3.4 +3.4 Out of KASE: 199.73 199.60 183.72 184.28 +16.0 +15.3 incl. residents 199.75 199.75 183.22 183.21 +16.5 +16.5 incl. non-residents 198.83 197.09 195.74 193.24 +3.1 +3.8 ------------------------------------------------------------------ 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. [2011-02-09]