Repo at KASE - KZT13,613.5 m

/IRBIS, Assel Omarova, March 17, 04/ - Today, at Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE) 96 deals were made at the repo floors (including automatic repo sector) amounting to KZT13,613.5 m. Results of trades are given in the table. Repo opening transactions, which are made only through open-trade method, are marked with asterisk. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Repo rate, % APR -------------------------------- Type of Calendar weighted average Volume repo terms, ------------------ KZT Number deal days min max nominal effective m of deals --------- -------- ----- ----- ------- --------- -------- -------- Open 1 1.00 2.90 1.80 1.82 7,099.6 45 Open* 7 3.40 3.40 3.40 3.46 53.0 1 Open* 28 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.07 52.0 3 Open 365 11.00 11.00 11.00 11.00 4.0 1 --------- -------- ----- ----- ------- --------- -------- -------- Subtotal: 7,208.6 50 --------- -------- ----- ----- ------- --------- -------- -------- Close 1 0.50 3.40 2.72 2.76 6,319.8 45 Close 7 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.04 85.0 1 --------- -------- ----- ----- ------- --------- -------- -------- Subtotal: 6,404.9 46 --------- -------- ----- ----- ------- --------- -------- -------- TOTAL: 13,613.5 96 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- By open trades method (in automatic repo sector) volume of 90 deals has amounted to KZT13,018.5 m., including 48 (KZT7,055.0 m.) repo opening deals and 42 (KZT5,963.5 m.) repo closing deals. Indicator TONIA according to trades' results totaled 1.81% APR and has decreased by 0.93 relative to previous day. Dynamics of repo rates (on opening transactions for comparable terms) is characterized with following parameters: ------------------------------------------------ Term Today's Previous day's calend. days rate, % APR rate, % APR Trend ------------ ----------- -------------- ----- 1 1.80 2.70 -0.90 7 3.40 3.50 -0.10 28 4.00 4.00 0 ------------------------------------------------ Positions of major categories of participants in the market of repo were as follows (based on net positions of opening transactions; in volumes "+" - borrowing, "-" - lending; trends in percents relative to previous trading day). Pension market subjects: +47.7%, (-KZT3,076.0 m.) 7 participants. Second tier banks (STB): - +KZT6,897.6 m. (borrowing, 6 banks), -KZT3,734.6 m. (lending, 7 banks); - in direct deals sector in GS net position was zero (gross - KZT299.0 m), at open trade market (auto repo sector) +KZT3,163.0 m.; - resulting balance was +KZT3,163.0 m. (on previous day it was equal to +KZT1,882.0 m.). National Bank today left its share of its presence at repo market unchanged, borrowing money as usual. Today counteragents of the National Bank were STBs and banks' clients. Overnight repurchase agreement was used as a liquidity regulation tool. [2004-03-17]