Repo at KASE - KZT29,935.2 m.

/KASE, December 24, 04/ - Today at Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE) 188 deals were concluded at the repo floors (including automatic repo sector) for a total amount of KZT29,935.2 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 0 Correction transaction 300.0 1 Open 3 0.40 3.50 1.50 1.51 16 019.0 91 Open* 5 4.38 4.38 4.38 4.48 140.0 1 Open 7 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.08 16.0 1 Open 28 2.50 7.50 7.34 7.60 121.0 5 Open 31 7.18 9.02 8.82 9.19 238.0 5 Open 277 4.51 4.51 4.51 4.51 120.0 1 --------- -------- ---- ----- ------- --------- -------- -------- Subtotal: 16,954.0 105 --------- -------- ---- ----- ------- --------- -------- -------- Close 0 Correction transaction 300.0 1 Close 1 0.20 5.30 0.63 0.63 11 606.2 68 Close 2 0.50 5.40 1.29 1.32 835.1 4 Close 4 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.13 55.0 1 Close 9 6.00 6.00 6.00 6.18 18.9 3 Close 28 3.00 10.00 7.86 8.16 143.9 4 Close 30 2.19 8.52 5.36 5.54 22.1 2 --------- -------- ---- ----- ------- --------- -------- -------- Subtotal: 12,981.1 83 --------- -------- ---- ----- ------- --------- -------- -------- TOTAL: 29,935.2 188 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2004-12-24]