Consolidated indicators of Kazakhstan interbank currency market in March of 2005

/IRBIS, Sergey Yakovlev, April 6, 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 March and in February 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 March and in February of 2005 (m. of currency units) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- March 2005: February 2005 Change: ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- Market sector purchase sale purchase sale purchase sale ---------------- -------- ------ -------- ------ -------- ------ US dollar ---------------------------------------------------------------------- KASE 782.1 782.1 616.0 616.0 +166.1 +166.1 Out of KASE: 1049.0 1177.0 953.0 1037.0 +96.0 +140.0 residents 994.0 994.0 846.0 846.0 +148.0 +148.0 non-residents 55.0 183.0 107.0 191.0 -52.0 -8.0 Total 1831.1 1959.1 1569.0 1653.0 +262.1 +306.1 Stake of KASE, % 44.03 44.03 42.13 42.13 +1.9 +1.9 ---------------- -------- ------ -------- ------ -------- ------ Russian Ruble ---------------------------------------------------------------------- KASE 5.6 5.6 6.6 6.6 -1.000 -1.000 Out of KASE: 916.0 65.0 580.0 37.0 +336.0 +28.0 residents 55.0 55.0 30.0 30.0 +25.0 +25.0 non-residents 862.0 11.0 551.0 7.0 +311.0 +4.0 Total 921.6 70.6 586.6 43.6 +335.0 +27.0 Stake of KASE, % 9.2 9.2 18.0 18.0 -8.8 -8.8 ---------------- -------- ------ -------- ------ -------- ------ EURO ---------------- -------- ------ -------- ------ -------- ------ KASE 3.970 3.970 1.065 1.065 +2.905 +2.905 Out of KASE: 15.0 12.0 10.0 7.0 +5.0 +5.0 residents 11.0 11.0 7.0 7.0 +4.0 +4.0 non-residents 4.0 1.00 3.0 0.000 +1.0 +1.00 Total 19.0 16.0 11.1 8.1 +7.9 +7.9 Stake of KASE, % 26.5 26.5 13.2 13.2 +13.3 +13.3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Comparative data on weighted average rates of transactions in foreign currencies on Kazakhstan interbank market in March and in February of 2005 (KZT per unit of foreign currency) -------------------------------------------------------------------- March 2005: February 2005 Change: ---------------- ---------------- ----------------- Market sector purchase sale purchase sale purchase sale ------------- -------- ------ -------- ------ -------- ------- US dollar -------------------------------------------------------------------- KASE 131.00 131.00 130.11 130.11 +0.89 +0.89 Out of KASE: 130.72 130.66 130.21 130.17 +0.51 +0.49 residents 130.74 130.74 130.22 130.22 +0.52 +0.52 non-residents 130.28 130.23 130.18 129.97 +0.10 +0.26 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Russian Ruble -------------------------------------------------------------------- KASE 4.7324 4.7324 4.6320 4.6320 +0.1004 +0.1004 Out of KASE: 4.73 4.73 4.66 4.68 +0.07 +0.05 residents 4.73 4.73 4.68 4.68 +0.05 +0.05 non-residents 4.73 4.70 4.66 4.68 +0.07 +0.02 ------------- -------- ------ -------- ------ -------- ------- EURO ------------- -------- ------ -------- ------ -------- ------- KASE 172.51 172.51 169.82 169.82 +2.69 +2.69 Out of KASE: 167.45 170.21 166.98 168.29 +0.47 +1.92 residents 170.11 170.11 168.09 168.09 +2.02 +2.02 non-residents 159.44 171.92 164.58 172.41 -5.14 -0.49 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. [2005-04-06]