In first quarter of 2002 transactions volume on GS at KASE reached KZT648.5bn and rose 3.3 times relative to similar period of 2001

/IRBIS, Apr 01, 02/ - In first three months of year 2002, deals volume on GS at Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE) including bonds of local executive bodies accounted for KZT648.5bn ($4,266.6m) and increased 3.3 times relative to similar period of 2001. In 2001 deals volume on GS at KASE was KZT1,069.2bn ($7,250.2m). Following is the table of volumes of CS deals made at KASE in 2002 grouped by months (in millions of tenge) as well as the structure of the turnover and comparable parameters of 2001. -------------------------------------------------------------- GS market exchange sector ------------------------------------ Secondary market Primary ------------------------ Month Floatation Purchase-Sale Repo Total ------------- ---------- ------------- --------- --------- January 0 23,860.9 180,780.0 204,641.0 February 0 13,544.8 190,359.0 203,903.9 March 0 26,811.6 213,159.0 239,970.5 ------------- ---------- ------------- --------- --------- I q-r of 2002 0 64,217.3 584,298.0 648,515.3 ------------- ---------- ------------- --------- --------- I q-r of 2001 0 55,378.9 141,530.8 196,909.7 Trend, times - -16.0 +312.8 +229.3 -------------------------------------------------------------- [2002-04-01]