Repo at KASE - KZT16,265.7 m.

/KASE, March 17, 05/ - Today at Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE) 106 deals were concluded at the repo floors (including automatic repo sector) for a total amount of KZT16,265.8 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 0.10 0.55 0.38 0.38 5,651.0 32 Open* 6 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 485.0 3 Open* 7 1.25 1.25 1.25 1.26 300.0 1 Open 11 5.00 5.99 5.91 6.09 59.4 2 Open* 28 1.80 2.00 1.89 1.91 416.0 3 Open 32 7.33 7.33 7.33 7.58 19.4 1 Open 35 6.00 8.00 7.00 7.23 567.0 6 Open 61 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.26 77.0 2 Open 183 8.04 8.04 8.04 8.04 100.0 1 Open 186 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 19.2 1 --------- -------- ----- ----- ------- --------- -------- -------- Subtotal: 7,694.1 52 --------- -------- ----- ----- ------- --------- -------- -------- Close 1 0.10 1.00 0.51 0.51 8,115.1 42 Close 3 0.30 12.00 1.87 1.97 115.5 2 Close 6 6.00 6.00 6.00 6.18 60.5 2 Close 13 7.98 7.98 7.98 8.29 50.2 2 Close 24 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.04 14.0 1 Close 28 2.00 8.00 5.43 5.61 198.8 3 Close 35 6.55 6.55 6.55 6.74 13.1 1 Close 365 11.00 11.00 11.00 11.00 4.4 1 --------- -------- ----- ----- ------- --------- -------- -------- Subtotal: 8,571.7 54 --------- -------- ----- ----- ------- --------- -------- -------- TOTAL: 16,265.8 106 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- [2005-03-17]