In January–May 2013 volume of trade on KASE decreased by 0.2 % and made up KZT10,279.5 bn ($68.2 bn)

/KASE, June 4, 13/ – In January–May 2013 the volume of trade on Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE) in all market sectors made up KZT10,279.5 bn (equivalent of USD68,160.4 m) and decreased by 0.2 % relative to the similar period of 2012 (2.0 % in dollar terms). In comparison with the previous five-month period (August – December of 2012) the trade volume decreased by 18.8 % (19.2 % in dollar terms). The table below shows the trade volume (calculated by amounts raised) for the first five months of 2013 by market sector and comparison with indicators of the same period of 2012. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- I–V, 2013 I–V, 2012 Trend ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- Market trades struc- trades struc- measuring sector volume ture, % volume ture, % currency in % ------------------------- -------- ------- -------- ------- --------- ------ bn KZT ------------------------- -------- ------- -------- ------- --------- ------ Foreign currency 5,920.0 57.6 5,176.9 50.3 +743.1 +14.4 including: spot-market 3,210.4 31.2 3,550.9 34.5 -340.5 -9.6 swap-market 2,709.7 26.4 1,626.0 15.8 +1,083.6 +66.6 Kazakhstan GS 361.2 3.5 489.3 4.8 -128.0 -26.2 including: primary market 288.0 2.8 368.2 3.6 -80.2 -21.8 secondary market 73.3 0.7 121.0 1.2 -47.8 -39.5 Shares 41.5 0.4 129.6 1.3 -88.1 -68.0 Corporate debt securities 110.0 1.1 121.8 1.2 -11.7 -9.6 Repo transactions: 3,828.7 37.2 4,379.1 42.5 -550.4 -12.6 including: "nego" repo on GS 0 0 <0.1 <0.1 -<0.1 -100.0 autorepo on GS 3,799.0 37.0 4,356.1 42.3 -557.1 -12.8 "nego" repo on CS 0.5 <0.1 3.5 <0.1 -3.0 -86.2 autorepo on CS 29.2 0.3 19.4 0.2 +9.8 +50.3 Bonds of IFO 15.0 0.1 0 0 +15.0 X Futures 3.1 <0.1 <0.1 <0.1 +15.0 X ------------------------- -------- ------- -------- ------- --------- ------ Total trades volume 10,279.5 100.0 10,296.6 100.0 -17.1 -0.2 ------------------------- -------- ------- -------- ------- --------- ------ mln USD ------------------------- -------- ------- -------- ------- --------- ------ Foreign currency 39,260.4 57.6 34,985.8 50.3 +4,274.6 +12.2 including: spot-market 21,288.2 31.2 23,998.9 34.5 -2,710.7 -11.3 swap-market 17,972.2 26.4 10,986.9 15.8 +6,985.3 +63.6 Kazakhstan GS 2,395.7 3.5 3,307.6 4.8 -911.9 -27.6 including: primary market 1,909.6 2.8 2,489.0 3.6 -569.4 -22.9 secondary market 486.1 0.7 818.6 1.2 -332.5 -40.6 Shares 275.2 0.4 878.0 1.3 -602.8 -68.7 Corporate debt securities 729.2 1.1 822.5 1.2 -93.3 -11.3 Repo transactions: 25,380.3 37.2 29,582.2 42.5 -4,201.9 -14.2 including: "nego" repo on GS 0 0 <0.1 <0.1 -<0.1 -100.0 autorepo on GS 25,183.3 36.9 29,427.0 42.3 -4,243.7 -14.4 "nego" repo on CS 3.2 <0.1 23.8 <0.1 -20.6 -86.4 autorepo on CS 193.7 0.3 131.3 0.2 +62.4 +47.6 Bonds of IFO 99.4 0.1 0 0 +99.4 X Futures 20.3 <0.1 <0.1 <0.1 +20.3 X ------------------------- -------- ------- -------- ------- --------- ------ Total trades volume 68,160.4 100.0 69,576.0 100.0 -1,415.6 -2.0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Notes to table: GS – government serial securities; UIT – unit investment trust; CS – corporate serial securities; non-GS – non-government serial securities; corporate bonds – corporate serial debt securities; "nego" 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 and exchange (calculated) turnovers are calculated on all executed exchange deals, concluded by any possible KASE trade method. Information on notes is not provided due to absence of deals in such instruments in the compared periods. [2013-06-04]