In January–April 2014 volume of trades on KASE repo transaction market increased by 31.9 % and made up KZT3.4 trln ($19.8 bn)

/KASE, May 6, 14/ – In January-April 2014 the volume of trades on the repo transaction market of Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE) made up KZT3,402.1 bn (USD19,751.4 mln) and increased against the similar period of 2013 by 31.9 % (by 15.5 % in USD). In comparison with the previous four month period (September-December 2013) the trade volume decreased by 25.5 % (33.5 % in USD). The table below shows the trade volume (calculated on amounts raised) in this exchange market sector in 2014 with the breakdown by month and sector, and comparative data of 2013 similar month (KZT bn, unless otherwise specified). -------------------------------------------------------- Auto repo Nego repo Trade volume Year -------------- ----------- ---------------- month CS GS CS GS bn KZT m USD ------------ ------ ------- ------ ---- ------- -------- 2014, I 14.4 846.0 <0.1 0 860.5 5,548.6 2014, II 16.6 799.4 0.3 0 816.2 4,731.1 2014, III 20.2 986.5 0.4 0.1 1,007.1 5,526.2 2014, IV 21.4 696.3 0.5 0.1 718.2 3,945.5 ------------ ------ ------- ------ ---- ------- -------- Total 72.6 3,328.3 1.2 0.1 3,402.1 19,751.4 ------------ ------ ------- ------ ---- ------- -------- structure, % 2.1 97.8 <0.1 <0.1 100.0 100.0 ------------ ------ ------- ------ ---- ------- -------- 2013, I–IV 25.1 2,553.3 0.4 0 2,578.9 17,103.3 trend, % +188.6 +30.4 +156.6 X +31.9 +15.5 -------------------------------------------------------- CS – corporate serial securities; GS – government serial securities; nego repo – repo transactions carried out directly (with conclusion of nego opening and repo closing deals). [2014-05-06]