In nine months of 2011 GS trades volume on KASE decreased by 25.6 % and made up KZT849.3 bn ($5,811.0 mln)

/KASE, October 6, 11/ - In nine months of 2011 government securities (GS) trades volume on Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE)* made up KZT849.3 bn ($5,811.0 mln) and decreased against the same 2010 period by 25.6 % (25.0 % in USD). In comparison with the previous nine month period (April-December 2010) trades volume decreased by 16.9 % (16.3 % 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 2011, IX 49.9 338.6 82.2 558.5 849.3 5,811.0 ---------- ------ ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- Total 457.8 3,133.3 391.4 2,677.7 849.3 5,811.0 ---------- ------ ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- 2010, I-IX 559.0 3,795.2 582.4 3,954.4 1,141.4 7,749.5 trend, % -18.1 -17.4 -32.8 -32.3 -25.6 -25.0 ---------------------------------------------------------------- * excluding the repo transactions market deals. [2011-10-06]