In January - February 2012, foreign currencies trades volume on KASE decreased by 30.2 % and made up KZT1.8 trln ($12.4 bn)

/KASE, March 5, 12/ - In January - February 2012, foreign currencies trades volume on Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE), including currency swap transactions, made up KZT1,843.0 bn (USD12,433.7 m) and decreased against the same period of 2011 by 30.2 % (31.0 % in USD). In comparison with the previous two month period (November-December 2011) trades volume decreased by 21.7 % (21.9 % in USD). Below is the table on currency trade statistics in 2012 with the breakdown by month, currency and deal type, and comparative data of 2011. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------- -------- ------- ------- ------- --------- ------- -------- 2012, I 3,350.2 0.9 0 322.1 1,976.0 792.1 5,337.7 2012, II 5,212.5 0.0 0 1048.0 1,848.5 1,051.2 7,096.0 ---------- -------- ------- ------- ------- --------- ------- -------- Total 8,562.7 0.9 0 1370.1 3,824.5 1,843.4 12,433.7 ---------- -------- ------- ------- ------- --------- ------- -------- 2011, I-II 14,194.6 5.5 6.8 446.9 3,786.1 2,641.8 18,012.5 chg., % -39.7 -83.5 -100.0 +206.6 +1.0 -30.2 -31.0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Weighted average rate of tenge to dollar, calculated on all deals of the main (morning) trading session on KASE in the period January 3, 12 to February 29, 12, made up KZT148.23 per dollar, on all exchange deals - KZT148.21 per dollar. Tenge reinforced against dollar on weighted average exchange rate in the current year by 2.68 % APR. In initial two months of 2012 revaluation rate of tenge to dollar in nominal value made up 0.44 %. In 2011 tenge devalued to dollar in nominal value by 0.61 %. In 2010 revaluation rate of tenge to dollar in nominal value made up 0.65 %. [2012-03-05]