Volume of KASE trading increases by 8.8 % in first two months of 2011 and makes up KZT4.5 trln (USD30.4 bn)

/KASE, March 3, 11/ - In January and February 2011 the volume of trading on Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE) in all market sectors made up KZT4,455.8 bn (equivalent of USD30,381.3 m) increasing by 8.8 % (by 9.7 % in dollar terms) compared to the same period last year. If compared with the previous two-month period (November-December 2010) the volume of trading fell by 19.7 % (by 19.2 % in dollar terms). The table below indicates the traded volume (calculated on attracted sums) in January and February 2011 with a breakdown by market sectors and comparison with the same period 2010. --------------------------------------------------------------------- I-II, Y2011 I-II, Y2010 Trend ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- Exchange traded struc- traded struc- measure % sector value ture, % value ture, % currency ------------------ -------- ------- -------- ------- --------- ------ bn KZT ------------------ -------- ------- -------- ------- --------- ------ Currency 2,641.8 59.3 1,928.2 47.1 +713.6 +37.0 including: spot-market 2,086.3 46.8 1,397.9 34.1 +688.4 +49.2 swap-market 555.5 12.5 530.3 12.9 +25.3 +4.8 ------------------ -------- ------- -------- ------- --------- ------ Kazakhstan GS 114.8 2.6 284.3 6.9 -169.5 -59.6 including: primary market 67.1 1.5 111.6 2.7 -44.4 -39.8 secondary market 47.7 1.1 172.8 4.2 -125.0 -72.4 ------------------ -------- ------- -------- ------- --------- ------ Shares 12.9 0.3 4.1 0.1 +8.7 +211.2 ------------------ -------- ------- -------- ------- --------- ------ Corporate bonds 42.8 1.0 32.5 0.8 +10.3 +31.6 ------------------ -------- ------- -------- ------- --------- ------ Repo transactions: 1,643.4 36.9 1,846.3 45.1 -202.9 -11.0 including: nego repo in GS 0 0 18.9 0.5 -18.9 -100.0 auto repo in GS 1,631.9 36.6 1,805.3 44.1 -173.4 -9.6 nego repo in CS 0.4 <0.1 2.1 0.1 -1.6 -78.4 auto repo in CS 11.1 0.2 20.0 0.5 -9.0 -44.8 IFO bonds 0 0 0.1 <0.1 -0.1 -100.0 ------------------ -------- ------- -------- ------- --------- ------ TOTAL traded value 4,455.8 100.0 4,095.6 100.0 +360.2 +8.8 ------------------ -------- ------- -------- ------- --------- ------ m USD ------------------ -------- ------- -------- ------- --------- ------ Currency 18,012.5 59.3 13,036.6 47.1 +4,975.9 +38.2 including: spot-market 14,226.4 46.8 9,452.9 34.1 +4,773.5 +50.5 swap-market 3,786.1 12.5 3,583.7 12.9 +202.4 +5.6 ------------------ -------- ------- -------- ------- --------- ------ Kazakhstan GS 783.8 2.6 1,923.2 6.9 -1,139.3 -59.2 including: primary market 458.6 1.5 754.1 2.7 -295.6 -39.2 secondary market 325.3 1.1 1 169.1 4.2 -843.8 -72.2 ------------------ -------- ------- -------- ------- --------- ------ Shares 87.8 0.3 28.0 0.1 +59.8 +213.8 ------------------ -------- ------- -------- ------- --------- ------ Corporate bonds 292.0 1.0 219.9 0.8 +72.1 +32.8 ------------------ -------- ------- -------- ------- --------- ------ Repo transactions: 11,205.1 36.9 12,485.1 45.1 -1,280.0 -10.3 including: nego repo in GS 0 0 128.0 0.5 -128.0 -100.0 auto repo in GS 11,126.6 36.6 12,207.8 44.1 -1,081.2 -8.9 nego repo in CS 3.1 <0.1 14.0 0.1 -11.0 -78.3 auto repo in CS 75.4 0.2 135.2 0.5 -59.8 -44.2 ------------------ -------- ------- -------- ------- --------- ------ IFO bonds 0 0 1.0 <0.1 -1.0 -100.0 ------------------ -------- ------- -------- ------- --------- ------ TOTAL traded value 27,693.8 100.0 38,742.5 100.0 -11,048.7 -28.5 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Notes to table: GS - government serial securities; unit fund - unit investment fund; corporate bonds - corporate serial debt securities; CS - corporate serial securities; nego repo - repo transactions carried out directly (with conclusion of direct opening and closing repo deals); auto repo - repo transactions carried out automatically. Traded value is calculated on all executed exchange deals concluded on KASE. There is no data on notes as no deals were made therein. [2011-03-03]