/KASE, April 17, 2024/ – By a decision of the Management Board of Kazakhstan
Stock Exchange (KASE) dated April 16, 2024, changes and additions No. 5
(amendments) to KASE's internal document "Methodology for calculating
money market indicators" (Methodology) were approved, with effect as of April
22, 2024.
The amendments determine the procedure for calculating the new KASE money
market index – MBM_index (Money and Bond Market Index), which is a
composite index of the money market and government securities market and
reflects the dynamics of the benchmark portfolio with weights of 25 % of the
money market (TCI) and 75 % of the total income index (KZGB_DPm1m).
In addition, the MBM_index duration (in years) and the modified MBM_index
duration will be calculated.
The initial value of the MBM_index was fixed at 1,000.00 tenge.
The updated text of the Methodology will be published on KASE's Internet
resource at
https://kase.kz/en/kase_rules/ (the "Methodology" tab).
[2024-04-17]