Consolidated indicators of Kazakhstan interbank currency market in February of 2005

/IRBIS, Sergey Yakovlev, March 15, 05/ - 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 February and in January of 2005. Results of such generalization are in the tables below. Comparative data on volumes of foreign currency transactions made on Kazakhstan interbank market in February and in January of 2005 (m. of currency units) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- February 2005: January 2005 Change: ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- Market sector purchase sale purchase sale purchase sale ---------------- -------- ------ -------- ------ -------- ------ US dollar ---------------------------------------------------------------------- KASE 616.0 616.0 557.9 557.9 +58.1 +58.1 Out of KASE: 953.0 1037.0 543.0 569.0 +410.0 +468.0 residents 846.0 846.0 476.0 476.0 +370.0 +370.0 non-residents 107.0 191.0 68.0 94.0 +39.0 +97.0 Total 1569.0 1653.0 1100.9 1126.9 +468.1 +526.1 Stake of KASE, % 42.13 42.13 53.96 53.96 -11.8 -11.8 ---------------- -------- ------ -------- ------ -------- ------ Russian Ruble ---------------------------------------------------------------------- KASE 6.600 6.600 15.400 15.400 -8.800 -8.800 Out of KASE: 580.0 37.0 644.0 304.0 -64.0 -267.0 residents 30.0 30.0 298.0 298.0 -268.0 -268.0 non-residents 551.0 7.0 346.0 6.0 +205.0 +1.0 Total 586.6 43.6 659.4 319.4 -72.8 -275.8 Stake of KASE, % 18.0 18.0 4.9 4.9 +13.1 +13.1 ---------------- -------- ------ -------- ------ -------- ------ EURO ---------------- -------- ------ -------- ------ -------- ------ KASE 1.065 1.065 3.090 3.090 -2.025 -2.025 Out of KASE: 10.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 +3.0 0 residents 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 0 0 non-residents 3.0 0 0 0 +3.0 0.0 Total 11.1 8.1 10.1 10.1 +1.0 -2.0 Stake of KASE, % 13.2 13.2 30.6 30.6 -17.4 -17.4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Comparative data on weighted average rates of transactions in foreign currencies on Kazakhstan interbank market in February and in January of 2005 (KZT per unit of foreign currency) -------------------------------------------------------------------- February 2005: January 2005 Change: ---------------- ---------------- ----------------- Market sector purchase sale purchase sale purchase sale ------------- -------- ------ -------- ------ -------- ------- US dollar -------------------------------------------------------------------- KASE 130.11 130.11 130.11 130.11 0 0 Out of KASE: 130.21 130.17 130.19 130.18 +0.02 -0.01 residents 130.22 130.22 130.19 130.19 +0.03 +0.03 non-residents 130.18 129.97 130.22 130.16 -0.04 -0.19 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Russian Ruble -------------------------------------------------------------------- KASE 4.6320 4.6320 4.6390 4.6390 -0.0070 -0.0070 Out of KASE: 4.66 4.68 4.68 4.73 -0.02 -0.05 residents 4.68 4.68 4.73 4.73 -0.05 -0.05 non-residents 4.66 4.68 4.64 4.66 +0.02 +0.02 ------------- -------- ------ -------- ------ -------- ------- EURO ------------- -------- ------ -------- ------ -------- ------- KASE 169.82 169.82 170.07 170.07 -0.25 -0.25 Out of KASE: 166.98 168.29 171.38 171.39 -4.40 -3.10 residents 168.09 168.09 171.39 171.39 -3.30 -3.30 non-residents 164.58 172.41 170.27 - -5.69 X -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. [2005-03-15]