/KASE, November 7, 12/ - During period January-October 2012 government securities (GS) trades volume at Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE)* made up KZT1,031.9 bn (equivalent to USD6,929.3 mln) and increased against the same 2011 period by 8.2 % (6.3 % in USD terms).

In comparison with the previous ten-month period (March-December 2011) the trades volume increased by 1.2 % (decreased by 0.3 % in USD terms).

The table below shows trade volume in the mentioned exchange market sector in 2012 with the breakdown by month and comparative data of 2011.

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                               Secondary          
           Primary market        market*          Total*
Year,      -------------- -------------- ---------------
month      bn KZT   m USD bn KZT   m USD  bn KZT   m USD
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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
2012, X     162.5 1,079.8   21.5   143.2   184.1 1,222.9
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Total       822.2 5,518.7  209.6 1,410.6 1,031.9 6,929.3
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2011, I-X   527.1 3,602.2  426.4 2,913.6   953.5 6,515.8
trend, %    +56.0   +53.2  -50.8   -51.6    +8.2    +6.3
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* excluding the repo transactions market deals.

[2012-11-07]