In eight months of 2011 GS trades volume on KASE decreased by 27.5 % and made up KZT717.2 bn ($4,913.9 mln)

/KASE, September 8, 11/ - In eight months of 2011 government securities (GS) trade volume on Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE)* made up KZT717.2 bn ($4,913.9 mln) and decreased against the same 2010 period by 27.5 % (26.9 % in USD). In comparison with the previous eight month period (May-December 2010) trades volume decreased by 18.6 % (17.8 % in USD). The table below shows trade volume in the mentioned exchange market sector in 2011 with the breakdown by month and comparative data of 2010. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Primary market Secondary market* Total* Year, --------------- ----------------- --------------- month bn KZT m USD bn KZT m USD bn KZT m USD ------------ ------ ------- ------- -------- ------ ------- 2011, I 17.3 117.5 20.9 142.2 38.2 259.7 2011, II 49.9 341.0 26.8 183.1 76.7 524.1 2011, III 83.9 576.1 74.3 509.6 158.2 1,085.7 2011, IV 48.8 335.3 63.0 432.9 111.7 768.1 2011, V 42.1 289.2 23.8 163.7 65.9 452.8 2011, VI 45.1 308.9 40.3 276.4 85.4 585.3 2011, VII 57.9 396.1 13.6 93.4 71.5 489.5 2011, VIII 63.1 430.7 46.6 318.0 109.7 748.6 ------------ ------ ------- ------- -------- ------ ------- Total 407.9 2 794.7 309.3 2 119.2 717.2 4 913.9 ------------ ------ ------- ------- -------- ------ ------- 2010, I-VIII 480.6 3 263.4 509.3 3 458.3 989.9 6 721.7 trend, % -15.1 -14.4 -39.3 -38.7 -27.5 -26.9 ----------------------------------------------------------------- * excluding the repo transactions market deals. [2011-09-08]