In four months of 2011 foreign currencies trades volume on KASE increased by 42.9 % and made up KZT5.5 trn ($37.8 bn)

/KASE, May 4, 11/ - In four months of 2011 foreign currencies trades volume on Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE), including currency swap transactions, made up KZT5,528.7 bn (USD37,840.5 m) and increased against the same period of 2010 by 42.9 % (44.2 % in USD). In comparison with the previous four month period (September-December 2010) trades volume decreased by 12.1 % (11.3 % in USD). Below is the table on currency trade statistics in 2011 with the breakdown by month, currency and deal type, and comparative data of 2010. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trades volume ----------------------------------- --------- ------- -------- spot-market, -------- ------- ------- ------- Swap- total, total, Year, USD/KZT EUR/KZT EUR/USD RUB/KZT market, m bn m month USD/KZT KZT USD ---------- -------- ------- ------- ------- --------- ------- -------- 2011, I 6,145.8 3.1 0 158.1 1,925.6 1,187.8 8,080.7 2011, II 8,048.8 2.4 6.8 288.8 1,860.5 1,454.0 9,931.8 2011, III 8,052.6 1.3 0 835.5 1,945.2 1,461.7 10,028.8 2011, IV 6,930.9 1.6 0 293.5 2,855.6 1,425.2 9,799.2 ---------- -------- ------- ------- ------- --------- ------- -------- Total 29,178.0 8.3 6.8 1,575.9 8,586.9 5,528.7 37,840.5 ---------- -------- ------- ------- ------- --------- ------- -------- 2010, I-IV 18,092.5 156.3 41.7 1,893.9 7,822.2 3,868.2 26,248.3 chg., % +61.3 -94.7 -83.7 -16.8 +9.8 +42.9 +44.2 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Weighted average rate of tenge to dollar, calculated on all deals of the main (morning) trade session on KASE in the period January 5, 11 to April 30, 11, made up KZT146.05 per dollar, on all exchange deals - KZT146.11 per dollar. Tenge reinforced against dollar on weighted average exchange rate in the current year by 4.04 % APR. In initial four months of 2011 revaluation rate of tenge to dollar in nominal value made up 1.33 %. In 2010 revaluation rate of tenge to dollar in nominal value made up 0.65 %. In 2009 tenge devalued to dollar in nominal value by 22.91 %, in 2008 - 0.41 %. [2011-05-04]