In January - September 2012, GS trades volume on KASE decreased by 0.2 % and made up KZT847.8 bn ($5.7 bn)

/KASE, October 3, 12/ - In January - September 2012, government securities (GS) trades volume on Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE)* made up KZT847.8 bn ($5,706.4 mln) and decreased against the similar 2011 period by 0.2 % (1.8 % in USD). In comparison with the previous nine month period (April-December 2011) trades volume decreased by 1.5 % (2.7 % in USD). The table below shows trade volume in the mentioned exchange market sector in 2012 with the breakdown by month and comparative data of 2011. ------------------------------------------------------- Primary market Secondary Total* market* Year, -------------- -------------- -------------- month bn KZT m USD bn KZT m USD bn KZT m USD ---------- ------ ------- ------ ------- ------ ------- 2012, I 57.8 389.1 4.1 27.5 61.9 416.6 2012, II 61.5 415.5 10.3 69.6 71.8 485.1 2012, III 71.6 484.5 55.8 377.9 127.4 862.4 2012, IV 76.3 516.2 22.9 155.1 99.2 671.3 2012, V 102.3 692.0 26.7 180.2 129.0 872.2 2012, VI 66.2 444.2 31.9 214.0 98.1 658.2 2012, VII 69.9 466.8 11.6 77.2 81.5 544.0 2012, VIII 64.2 430.1 11.1 74.1 75.3 504.2 2012, IX 90.0 600.6 13.7 91.8 103.7 692.4 ---------- ------ ------- ------ ------- ------ ------- Total 659.7 4,438.9 188.1 1,267.4 847.8 5,706.4 ---------- ------ ------- ------ ------- ------ ------- 2011, I-IX 457.8 3,133.3 391.4 2,677.7 849.3 5,811.0 trend, % +44.1 +41.7 -51.9 -52.7 -0.2 -1.8 ------------------------------------------------------- * excluding the repo transactions market deals. [2012-10-03]