In January–March 2014 volume of foreign currency traded on KASE increased 2.5 times, making up KZT8.2 trln (USD47.9 bn)

/KASE, April 3, 14/ – In the period from January–March 2014 the volume of foreign currencies traded on Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE), including currency swaps transactions, reached KZT8,178.5 bn (equivalent to USD47,864.9 m) increasing 2.5 times against the same period of last year (2.2 times in dollar terms). If compared to the previous three-month period (October–December 2013) the volume traded increased by 55.1 % (38.6 % in dollar terms). The table below shows indicators of the currency market in 2014 with breakdown by month, currency and deal type and comparative data of 2013. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Traded value -------------------------------------------------------------------- spot-market, m swap-market, m total, total, Year, -------------------------------- ------------------ bn m month USD/KZT EUR/KZT EUR/USD RUB/KZT USD/KZT EUR/KZT KZT USD ----------- -------- ------- ------- ------- --------- -------- ------- -------- 2014, I 7,323.1 0.9 0 289.0 8,222.1 0 2,393.2 15,554.9 2014, II 9,242.1 1.3 0 452.1 7,243.0 125,0 2,891.7 16,499.7 2014, III 8,213.5 1.8 0 190.6 7,389.1 200,0 2,893.7 15,810.3 ----------- -------- ------- ------- ------- --------- -------- ------- -------- Total 24,778.6 4.0 0 931.7 22,729.2 325,0 8,178.5 47,864.9 ----------- -------- ------- ------- ------- --------- -------- ------- -------- 2013, I–III 11,465.9 3.1 0 1,046.3 10,280.9 0 3,281.6 21,785.3 trend, % +161.1 +29.0 X -11.0 +121.1 X +149.2 +119.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Weighted average KZT/USD rate calculated on all deals in the morning (main) trading session in the period from January 3, 2014 to March 31, 2014, made up KZT172.89 per US dollar, on all exchange deals – KZT171.91 per US dollar. The tenge devalued against the US dollar at the rate of 96.70 % APR in terms of weighted average market rate. During the first three months of 2014 tenge devalued 18.17 % to the US dollar in nominal terms In 2013 the tenge devalued 1.58 % to the US dollar in nominal terms. In 2012 the tenge revalued 0.61% to the US dollar in nominal terms. [2014-04-03]