In 2011 volume of foreign currencies trading at KASE decreased by 1.1 % to KZT15.6 trln ($106.2 bn)

/KASE, January 6, 12/ - In 2011 the volume of trading in foreign currencies at Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE), including currency swap transactions, made up KZT15,571.8 bn (equivalent to USD106,179.9 m) decreasing by 1.1 % (0.7 % when expressed in USD) against 2010. The table below shows KASE foreign currencies market indicators in 2011 with the breakdown by month, currency and type of deal, and 2010 comparative data. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Trades volume ----------------------------------------------------------- spot market, m ------------------------------ swap total, total, Month, USD/ EUR/ EUR/ RUB/ market, m bn m Year KZT KZT USD KZT 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 2011, V 5,981.9 3.1 0 298.5 2,365.5 1,217.0 8,362.4 2011, VI 6,459.5 0.6 8.0 221.4 1,295.5 1,134.2 7,775.2 2011, VII 5,533.7 0.2 0 256.1 1,458.0 1,021.7 7,001.2 2011, VIII 8,051.4 192.5 0 431.5 1,415.8 1,431.5 9,758.9 2011, IX 7,546.5 378.8 20.0 495.5 1,833.9 1,466.0 9,943.7 2011, X 5,180.5 0.4 290.0 405.5 3,983.1 1,417.0 9,572.3 2011, XI 5,552.7 1.8 0 605.1 2,166.4 1,144.4 7,741.2 2011, XII 5,832.6 0.8 0 897.0 2,322.3 1,211.4 8,184.4 ----------- -------- ------ ------ ------- --------- -------- --------- Total 79,316.6 586.3 324.8 5,186.5 25,427.4 15,571.8 106,179.9 ----------- -------- ------ ------ ------- --------- -------- --------- 2010, I-XII 73,880.7 182.5 85.0 5,727.1 32,452.0 15,748.7 106,881.8 change, % +7.4 +221.3 +282.1 -9.4 -21.6 -1.1 -0.7 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Weighted average KZT/USD exchange rate, calculated on all deals of KASE main (morning) trade session in the period from January 5, 2011 - December 31, 2011, made up KZT146.70 per US dollar, on all exchange deals - KZT146.61 per US dollar. In 2011, tenge devalued 0.61 % to US dollar in nominal terms. In 2010, tenge revalued 0.65 % to US dollar in nominal terms. In 2009, tenge devalued 22.91 % to US dollar in nominal terms, in 2008 - 0.41 %. [2012-01-06]