In January – August 2013 volume of trades on KASE increased by 11.6 % and made up KZT19.6 trln ($129.5 bn)

/KASE, September 4, 13/ – In January – August 2013 the volume of trades on Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE) in all market sectors made up KZT19,633.8 bn (equivalent of USD129,521.3 m) and increased against the similar 2012 period by 11.6 % (9.4 % in USD). In comparison with the previous eighth month period (May–December 2012) the trades volume decreased by 0.5 % (0.8 % in USD). The table below shows the trades volume (calculated by amounts raised) for the initial eight months of 2013 by market sector and comparison with indicators of the same period of 2012. ------------------------------------- ------------------- ------------------ I–VIII, 2013 I–VIII, 2012 Trend ----------------- ----------------- ---------------- Market trades struc- trades struc- measuring in % sector volume ture, % volume ture, % currency ------------------- --------- ------- - --------- ------- - --------- ------ bn KZT ------------------- --------- ------- - --------- ------- - --------- ------ Foreign currency 11,379.4 57.9 9 138.6 52.0 +2,240.8 +24.5 including: spot-market 5,980.1 30.5 6 183.6 35.2 -203.4 -3.3 swap-market 5,399.3 27.5 2 955.0 16.8 +2,444.3 +82.7 Kazakhstan GS 607.7 3.1 , 744.1 4.2 , -136.4 -18.3 including: primary market 503.8 2.6 568.5 3.2 -64.7 -11.4 secondary market 104.0 0.5 , 175.6 1.0 , -71.6 -40.8 Shares 52.9 0.3 145.9 0.8 -93.1 -63.8 Corporate debt 230.7 1.2 , 200.0 1.1 , +30.6 +15.3 securities Repo transactions: 7,344.1 37.4 , 7 362.0 41.9 , -18.0 -0.2 including: "nego" repo on GS 0 0 <0.1 <0.1 -<0.1 -100.0 autorepo on GS 7,301.3 37.2 7,322.3 41.6 -21.0 -0.3 "nego" repo on CS 0.8 <0.1 4.0 <0.1 -3.1 -78.7 autorepo on CS 41.9 0.2 35.7 0.2 +6.2 +17.3 IFO bonds 16.0 0.1 , 0 0 , +16.0 X Futures 3.1 <0.1 , <0.1 <0.1 , +3.1 – ------------------- --------- ------- - --------- ------- - --------- ------ Total trades volume 19,633.8 100.0 , 17,590.7 100.0 , +2,043.2 +11.6 ------------------- --------- ------- - --------- ------- - --------- ------ mln USD , , , , , , ------------------- --------- ------- - --------- ------- - --------- ------ Foreign currency 75,059.3 58.0 61,503.4 51.9 +13,555.9 +22.0 including: spot-market 39,442.9 30.5 41,617.1 35.1 -2,174.2 -5.2 swap-market 35,616.4 27.5 19,886.3 16.8 +15,730.1 +79.1 Kazakhstan GS 4,013.4 3.1 , 5,014.0 4.2 , -1,000.6 -20.0 including: primary market 3,325.5 2.6 3,830.0 3.2 -504.5 -13.2 secondary market 687.9 0.5 , 1,184.0 1.0 , -496.1 -41.9 Shares 349.9 0.3 986.9 0.8 -637.0 -64.5 Corporate debt 1,521.4 1.2 , 1,346.0 1.1 , +175.5 +13.0 securities Repo transactions: 48,451.1 37.4 , 49,552.0 41.9 , -1,101.0 -2.2 including: "nego" repo on GS 0 0 0.1 <0.1 -<0.1 -100.0 autorepo on GS 48,168.1 37.2 49,284.5 41.6 -1,116.4 -2.3 "nego" repo on CS 5.6 <0.1 26.9 <0.1 -21.3 -79.1 autorepo on CS 277.3 0.2 240.5 0.2 +36.8 +15.3 IFO bonds 106.1 0.1 0 0 +106.1 X Futures 20.3 <0.1 <0.1 <0.1 +20.3 – ------------------- --------- ------- - --------- ------- - --------- ------ Total trades volume 129,521.3 100.0 , 118,402.2 100.0 , +11,119.1 +9.4 ------------------------------------- ------------------- ------------------ 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. [2013-09-04]