Volume of CS transactions at KASE reached $474.8m in the first half year of 2003 and increased 2.9 times
/IRBIS, July 02, 03/ - During the first half year of 2003 volume of corporate securities (CS) transactions made at Kazakhstan stock exchange (KASE) reached an equivalent of $474.8 m, or KZT72.0 bn and compared to similar period of last year increased by $308.6m (KZT46.7 bn) or 2.86 times (in tenge - 2.84).
In 2002 volume of CS transactions at KASE was an equivalent of USD603.6m or KZT93.2 bn.
Following is the table of volumes of CS deals made at KASE in 2003 grouped by months as well as the structure of the turnover and comparable data for year 2002 (in th. USD).
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CS market exchange sector
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Secondary market
Primary -----------------------------------
Month Floatation SBS Purchase-sale Repo Total
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January 2,319.4 0 76,179.6 78,499.0 2,319.4
February 85.5 0 27,782.5 27,868.0 85.5
March 1,331.1 0 40,293.8 41,624.8 1,331.1
April 0 0 82,734.4 82,734.4 0
May 9,156.0 150,161.5 38,928.1 198,245.7 9,156.0
June 6,416.5 0 39,453.3 45,869.8 6,416.5
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Total 19,308.6 150,161.5 305,371.7 474,841.8 19,308.6
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I h/y of 2001 28,924.3 0.02 137,271.2 166,195.5 28,924.3
Trend, times 0.67 N/compare 2.22 2.86 0.67
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Notes: Unrevealed repo is possible in KASE sector of purchase-sale in CS that is why indicated volume of deals in this market segment may include sum of such deals. SBS - a sector of realization of state blocks of shares.
[2003-07-02]