VIENNA STOCK EXCHANGE LAUNCHES KTX LOCAL INDEX COMPOSED OF KAZAKHSTAN COMPANIES ON KASE

29.01.13 15:33
/KASE, January 29, 13/ - On January 29, 2013 the Vienna Stock Exchange (Wiener Borse AG, WBAG) launches the new stock index Kazakhstan Traded Index Local (KTX Local). The index KTX Local is composed of common shares of the following companies: - EURASIAN NATURAL RESOURCES CORPORATION PLC (weight - 20.18 %); - KazMunaiGas Exploration Production JSC (weight - 19.82 %); - KAZAKHMYS PLС (weight - 19.52 %); - Halyk Savings Bank of Kazakhstan JSC (weight - 14.05 %); - Kcell JSC (weight - 12.31 %); - KazTransOil JSC (weight - 6.56 %); - Kazakhtelecom JSC (weight - 6.04 %); - Kazkommertsbank JSC (weight - 1.52 %). The KTX Local members are capitalization-weighted and the composition is adjusted as necessary by the index committee. The KTX Local is calculated daily in real time in EUR and USD. The calculation of the index is based on the prices of shares traded on the Kazakhstan Stock Exchange JSC (KASE) in local currency. The price data are transmitted to WBAG via Thomson Reuters. The calculation of the index in EUR and USD is based on the last median exchange rate of the tenge vs. the EUR and the USD (mid-value of simultaneously available bid and ask quotes) disseminated by Thomson Reuters and received by WBAG during the calculation period. During the calculation time of the index, currencies are converted every two minutes at the current exchange rate. The KTX Local is a tradable index which will be used as an underlying instrument for products based on the index (futures and options). The KTX Local index is composed of the most actively traded shares on KASE taking into consideration the monthly trading value and the number of active trading days, and the composition is reviewed regularly in January, April, July and October. The index constituents weights are also regularly reviewed in order to comply with UCITS IV standards for portfolio diversification. The KTX Local is a protected trademark of WBAG and WBAG holds all rights with respect to the KTX Local. The abovementioned shares are also constituents of the KASE Index, and furthermore the shares of: - EURASIAN NATURAL RESOURCES CORPORATION PLC and KAZAKHMYS PLС are constituents of S&P/OIC COMCEC 50 Shariah Index; - KazMunaiGas Exploration Production JSC, Halyk Savings Bank of Kazakhstan JSC and Kazkommertsbank JSC are constituents of Dow Jones FEAS Titans index; - KAZAKHMYS PLС, EURASIAN NATURAL RESOURCES CORPORATION PLC, KazMunaiGas Exploration Production JSC, Kazakhtelecom JSC, Kazkommertsbank JSC and Halyk Savings Bank of Kazakhstan JSC are constituents of S&P Kazakhstan BMI index. The KTX Local index methodology is available on WBAG's website at http://en.indices.cc/static/cms/sites/indices/media/en/pdf/download/rules/CEE_CI S_Index_Guide.pdf [2013-01-29]