In January – February 2013 volume of trades on KASE decreased by 5.5 % and made up KZT3.8 trln ($25.5 bn)

/KASE, March 5, 13/ – In January – February 2013 the volume of trades on Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE) in all market sectors made up KZT3,834.4 bn (equivalent of USD25,460.8 m) decreasing by 5.5% (7.0 % in USD terms) against the similar Y2012 period. In comparison with the previous ten month period (November–December 2012) the trades volume decreased by 23.1 % (23.6 % in USD terms). The table below shows the trades volume (calculated by amounts raised) for the first two months of 2013 by market sector and comparison with indicators of the same period of 2012. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- I–II, 2013 I–II, 2012 Trend ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- Market trades struc- trades struc- measuring in % sector volume ture, % volume ture, % currency ------------------- -------- ------- -------- ------- --------- ------ bn KZT ------------------- -------- ------- -------- ------- --------- ------ Foreign currency 2,328.8 60.7 1,843.4 45.4 +485.5 +26.3 including: spot-market 1,228.6 32.0 1,276.2 31.4 -47.6 -3.7 swap-market 1,100.3 28.7 567.2 14.0 +533.1 +94.0 Kazakhstan GS 155.9 4.1 133.6 3.3 +22.3 +16.7 including: primary market 112.2 2.9 119.2 2.9 -7.1 -5.9 secondary market 43.7 1.1 14.4 0.4 +29.3 +203.9 Shares 11.7 0.3 12.7 0.3 -1.0 -7.9 Corporate debt 17.8 0.5 62.1 1.5 -44.4 -71.4 securities Repo transactions: 1,319.4 34.4 2,006.3 49.4 -686.9 -34.2 including: "nego" repo on GS 0 0 0 0 0 x autorepo on GS 1,303.9 34.0 1,996.5 49.2 -692.6 -34.7 "nego" repo on CS 0.3 0 0.9 0 -0.6 -69.9 autorepo on CS 15.2 0.4 8.9 0.2 +6.3 +71.5 Bonds of IFO 0 0 0 <0.1 0 x ------------------- -------- ------- -------- ------- --------- ------ Total trades volume 3,834.4 100.0 4,058.1 100.0 -223.8 -5.5 ------------------- -------- ------- -------- ------- --------- ------ mln USD ------------------- -------- ------- -------- ------- --------- ------ Foreign currency 15,465.4 60.7 12,433.7 45.4 +3,031.7 +24.4 including: spot-market 8,158.7 32.0 8,609.2 31.5 -450.5 -5.2 swap-market 7,306.7 28.7 3,824.5 14.0 +3,482.2 +91.0 Kazakhstan GS 1,035.0 4.1 901.6 3.3 +133.4 +14.8 including: primary market 744.6 2.9 804.6 2.9 -60.0 -7.5 secondary market 290.4 1.1 97.1 0.4 +193.4 +199.3 Shares 77.7 0.3 85.7 0.3 -8.1 -9.4 Corporate debt 118.1 0.5 419.1 1.5 -301.1 -71.8 securities Repo transactions: 8,759.6 34.4 13,533.3 49.4 -4,773.7 -35.3 including: "nego" repo on GS 0 0 0 0 0 x autorepo on GS 8,656.8 34.0 13,467.2 49.2 -4,810.5 -35.7 "nego" repo on CS 1.8 0 6.2 0 -4.3 -70.2 autorepo on CS 101.0 0.4 59.9 0.2 +41.1 +68.7 Bonds of IFO 0 0 0 <0.1 0 x ------------------- -------- ------- -------- ------- --------- ------ Total trades volume 25,460.8 100.0 27,373.5 100.0 -1,912.7 -7.0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Notes to table: GS – government serial securities; UIT – Unit Investment Fund, CS – corporate serial securities; corporate debt CS – corporate serial debt securities; "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 notes and futures is not provided due to absence of deals in such instruments in the compared periods. [2013-03-05]