Number of individual accounts involved in share transactions on KASE in September decreased by 9 %

/KASE, October 4, 13/ – In September 2013 the number of individual accounts involved in share transactions on Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE) decreased by 9 % on the month before. The total gross turnover of deals in shares increased by 72 % on the previous month making up KZT7.5 bn (trade volume – KZT3.7 bn). The share of deals concluded from individual accounts made up 44.0 % in the total gross share trade turnover. As of the end of the month according to JSC "Central Securities Depository" (Almaty, hereinafter – CD), the total number of individual accounts opened on behalf of individuals reached 55,777, which is by 242 accounts more than at the end of the previous month, and by 3,471 account more than at the beginning of this year. Below is information on the development of the number of individual accounts opened in the CD, the number of accounts involved in share transactions on KASE (Accounts in deals), gross turnover of trade in shares over such accounts, as well as their portion in the total gross turnover of share trade. The information is given as of the end of each month. _------------------------------------------------------------------- Month of Accounts Accounts Gross turnover, Portion in total gross 2013 in CD in deals* bn tenge* turnover, %* --------- --------- --------- --------------- ---------------------- January 52,231 1,096 8.0 48.3 February 52,371 954 3.1 47.9 March 52,706 662 2.1 38.5 April 53,312 839 15.6 43.8 May 54,369 726 2.5 52.3 June 54,909 795 3.8 44.8 July 55,234 1,036 3.2 32.6 August 55,535 841 2.4 54.8 September 55,777 765 3.3 44.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- * except for special trade. [2013-10-04]