In 2011 volume of trading at KASE decreased by 3.1 % making up KZT29.5 trln ($201.0 bn)

/KASE, January 6, 12/ - In 2011 the volume of trading in all market sectors of Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE) made up KZT29,469.5 bn (equivalent to USD200,982.6 m) decreasing by 3.1 % (2.7 % when expressed in USD) against 2010. The table below shows the trading volume (calculated on amounts raised) in 2011 with a breakdown by market sector, and comparative data of 2010. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2011 2010 Trend ----------------- ----------------- ---------------- Exchange market trades struc- trades struc- measuring in % sector volume ture, % volume ture, % currency ------------------------- --------- ------- --------- ------- --------- ------ bn KZT ------------------------- --------- ------- --------- ------- --------- ------ Foreign currency 15,571.8 52.8 15,748.7 51.8 -176.9 -1.1 including: spot-market 11,839.7 40.2 10,966.2 36.0 +873.5 +8.0 swap-market 3,732.1 12.7 4,782.5 15.7 -1,050.4 -22.0 ------------------------- --------- ------- --------- ------- --------- ------ Kazakhstan GS 1,134.1 3.8 1,431.4 4.7 -297.2 -20.8 including: primary market 674.3 2.3 673.0 2.2 +1.4 +0.2 secondary market 459.8 1.6 758.4 2.5 -298.6 -39.4 ------------------------- --------- ------- --------- ------- --------- ------ Shares 159.3 0.5 280.6 0.9 -121.3 -43.2 ------------------------- --------- ------- --------- ------- --------- ------ Corporate debt securities 294.5 1.0 270.4 0.9 +24.1 +8.9 ------------------------- --------- ------- --------- ------- --------- ------ Repo transactions 12,306.8 41.8 12,695.5 41.7 -388.7 -3.1 including: "nego" repo on GS 0.1 <0.1 60.7 0.2 -60.7 -99.9 autorepo on GS 12,254.4 41.6 12,515.7 41.1 -261.3 -2.1 "nego" repo on CS 4.2 <0.1 7.6 <0.1 -3.4 -44.2 autorepo on CS 48.1 0.2 111.5 0.4 -63.4 -56.9 IFI bonds 0 0 0.2 <0.1 -0.2 -100.0 Futures contracts 2.9 <0.1 0 0 +2.9 х ------------------------- --------- ------- --------- ------- --------- ------ TOTAL trades volume 29,469.5 100.0 30,426.6 100.0 -957.3 -3.1 ------------------------- --------- ------- --------- ------- --------- ------ m USD ------------------------- --------- ------- --------- ------- --------- ------ Foreign currency 106,179.9 52.8 106,881.8 51.8 -702.0 -0.7 including: spot-market 80,752.5 40.2 74,429.8 36.0 +6,322.6 +8.5 swap-market 25,427.4 12.7 32,452.0 15.7 -7,024.6 -21.6 ------------------------- --------- ------- --------- ------- --------- ------ Kazakhstan GS 7,737.0 3.8 9,715.6 4.7 -1,978.6 -20.4 including: primary market 4,597.7 2.3 4,567.9 2.2 +29.8 +0.7 secondary market 3,139.3 1.6 5,147.7 2.5 -2,008.4 -39.0 ------------------------- --------- ------- --------- ------- --------- ------ Shares 1,088.4 0.5 1,902.7 0.9 -814.2 -42.8 ------------------------- --------- ------- --------- ------- --------- ------ Corporate debt securities 2,004.3 1.0 1,834.4 0.9 +169.9 +9.3 ------------------------- --------- ------- --------- ------- --------- ------ Repo transactions 83,953.1 41.8 86,182.9 41.7 -2,229.8 -2.6 including: "nego" repo on GS 0.5 <0.1 412.5 0.2 -412.0 -99.9 autorepo on GS 83,595.7 41.6 84,962.3 41.1 -1,366.6 -1.6 "nego" repo on CS 28.8 <0.1 51.4 <0.1 -22.5 -43.9 autorepo on CS 328.1 0.2 756.8 0.4 -428.7 -56.6 IFI bonds 0 0 1.1 <0.1 -1.1 -100.0 Futures contracts 20.0 <0.0 0 0 +20.0 х ------------------------- --------- ------- --------- ------- --------- ------ TOTAL trades volume 200,982.7 100.0 206,518.6 100.0 -5,535.9 -2.7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Notes to table: GS - government serial securities; UIT-unit investment trust; CS - corporate serial securities; corporate bonds - corporate serial debt securities; Equities - equity securities certifying the right of its holder for a certain share in the property; "direct" repo - repo transactions carried out by "direct" method (with conclusion of direct opening and closing repo deals); auto repo - repo transactions carried out automatically; 'n/t' - no trade held. Trade volume is calculated on all executed exchange deals, concluded by any possible KASE trade method. Information on bills of exchange sector is not provided due to absence of deals in such instruments in the compared periods. [2012-01-06]