Consolidated indicators of Kazakhstan interbank currency market in October of 2004

/IRBIS, Sergey Yakovlev, November 8, 04/ - IRBIS Information agency of financial markets (Almaty) has generalized the official information provided by the National bank and the data of Kazakhstan Stock Exchange Inc. (KASE) on interbank currency market of Kazakhstan in October and September of 2004. Results of such generalization are in the table below. Comparative data on foreign currency operations at Kazakhstan interbank market in October and September of 2004 (m. of currency units) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- October: September: Change: ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- Market sector purchase sale purchase sale purchase sale ---------------- -------- ------ -------- ------ -------- ------ US dollar ---------------------------------------------------------------------- KASE 1163.2 1163.2 593.6 593.6 +569.6 +569.6 Out of KASE: 535.0 560.0 827.0 828.0 -292.0 -268.0 residents 510.0 510.0 777.0 777.0 -267.0 -267.0 non-residents 25.0 50.0 50.0 51.0 -25.0 -1.0 Total 1698.2 1723.2 1420.6 1421.6 +277.6 +301.6 Stake of KASE, % 69.5 69.5 43.3 43.3 +26.2 +26.2 ---------------- -------- ------ -------- ------ -------- ------ Russian Rouble ---------------------------------------------------------------------- KASE 12.3 12.3 10.5 10.5 +1.8 +1.8 Out of KASE: 481.0 179.0 315.0 76.0 +166.0 +103.0 residents 179.0 179.0 75.0 75.0 +104.0 +104.0 non-residents 302.0 0 241.0 2.0 +61.0 -2.0 Total 493.3 191.3 325.5 86.5 +167.8 +104.8 Stake of KASE, % 6.4 6.4 12.3 12.3 -5.9 -5.9 ---------------- -------- ------ -------- ------ -------- ------ EURO ---------------- -------- ------ -------- ------ -------- ------ KASE 0.750 0.750 1.550 1.550 -0.800 -0.800 Out of KASE: 17.0 16.0 8.0 8.0 +9.0 +8.0 residents 16.0 16.0 7.0 7.0 +9.0 +9.0 non-residents 1.0 0 1.0 0 0 0 Total 17.8 16.8 9.6 9.6 +8.2 +7.2 Stake of KASE, % 4.5 4.5 18.1 18.1 -13.7 -13.7 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Comparative data on weighted average foreign exchange rates at Kazakhstan interbank market in October and September of 2004 (KZT per unit of foreign currency) -------------------------------------------------------------------- October: September: Change: ---------------- ---------------- ----------------- Market purchase sale purchase sale purchase sale ------------- -------- ------ -------- ------ -------- ------- US dollar -------------------------------------------------------------------- KASE 132.90 132.90 135.18 135.18 -2.28 -2.28 Out of KASE: 133.22 133.29 135.29 135.30 -2.07 -2.01 residents 133.31 133.31 135.30 135.30 -1.99 -1.99 non-residents 131.39 133.07 135.02 135.31 -3.63 -2.24 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Russian Rouble -------------------------------------------------------------------- KASE 4.5896 4.5896 4.6243 4.6243 -0.0347 -0.0347 Out of KASE: 4.59 4.59 4.62 4.64 -0.03 -0.05 residents 4.59 4.59 4.64 4.64 -0.05 -0.05 non-residents 4.59 0 4.62 4.65 -0.03 -4.65 ------------- -------- ------ -------- ------ -------- ------- EURO ------------- -------- ------ -------- ------ -------- ------- KASE 166.00 166.00 160.78 160.78 +5.22 +5.22 Out of KASE: 165.88 165.72 165.48 165.43 +0.40 +0.29 residents 165.72 165.72 165.46 165.46 +0.26 +0.26 non-residents 167.65 166.01 165.73 164.24 +1.92 +1.77 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Information on exchange market is based on KASE data, information on over-the-counter market is based on National bank's data. KASE market share is calculated on the basis of comparable operations, since non- residents of Kazakhstan are not allowed to operate at KASE. It should be noted that National Bank has corrected its data on the market in September, which was given by IRBIS agency one month ago. So, information published in the tables above for this period differs from the one, which was published before. [2004-11-08]