Consolidated indicators of Kazakhstan interbank currency market in June of 2005

/IRBIS, Sergey Yakovlev, July 7, 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 June and in May 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 June and in May of 2005 (m. of currency units) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- June 2005: May 2005 Change: ---------------- ---------------- ----------------- Market sector purchase sale purchase sale purchase sale ---------------- -------- ------ -------- ------ -------- ------- US dollar ----------------------------------------------------------------------- KASE 1699.9 1699.9 818.5 818.5 +881.4 +881.4 Out of KASE: 1808.0 1940.0 1714.0 1808.0 +94.0 +132.0 residents 1739.0 1739.0 1659.0 1659.0 +80.0 +80.0 non-residents 69.0 201.0 55.0 148.0 +14.0 +53.0 Total 3507.9 3639.9 2532.5 2626.5 +975.4 +1013.4 Stake of KASE, % 49.4 49.4 33.0 33.0 +16.4 +16.4 ---------------- -------- ------ -------- ------ -------- ------- Russian Ruble ----------------------------------------------------------------------- KASE 9.0 9.0 16.0 16.0 -7.0 -7.0 Out of KASE: 909.0 61.0 859.0 166.0 +50.0 -105.0 residents 59.0 59.0 155.0 155.0 -96.0 -96.0 non-residents 850.0 2.0 704.0 12.0 +146.0 -10.0 Total 918.0 70.0 875.0 182.0 +43.0 -112.0 Stake of KASE, % 13.2 13.2 9.4 9.4 +3.9 +3.9 ---------------- -------- ------ -------- ------ -------- ------- EURO ---------------- -------- ------ -------- ------ -------- ------- KASE 625.0 625.0 3.7 3.7 +621.3 +621.3 Out of KASE: 8.0 4.0 21.0 17.0 -13.0 -13.0 residents 3.0 3.0 16.0 16.0 -13.0 -13.0 non-residents 5.0 1.000 5.0 1.000 0 0 Total 633.0 629.0 24.7 20.7 +608.4 +608.4 Stake of KASE, % 99.5 99.5 18.6 18.6 +80.9 +80.9 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Comparative data on weighted average rates of transactions in foreign currencies on Kazakhstan interbank market in June and in May of 2005 (KZT per unit of foreign currency) -------------------------------------------------------------------- June 2005: May 2005 Change: ---------------- ---------------- ----------------- Market sector purchase sale purchase sale purchase sale ------------- -------- ------ -------- ------ -------- ------- US dollar -------------------------------------------------------------------- KASE 134.36 134.36 131.33 131.33 +3.03 +3.03 Out of KASE: 133.64 133.56 131.46 131.29 +2.18 +2.27 residents 133.63 133.63 131.44 131.44 +2.19 +2.19 non-residents 133.74 132.92 131.92 129.67 +1.82 +3.25 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Russian Ruble -------------------------------------------------------------------- KASE 4.7021 4.7021 4.6959 4.6959 +0.0062 +0.0062 Out of KASE: 4.70 4.69 4.70 4.71 0 -0.02 residents 4.69 4.69 4.71 4.71 -0.02 -0.02 non-residents 4.70 4.74 4.70 4.70 0 +0.04 ------------- -------- ------ -------- ------ -------- ------- EURO ------------- -------- ------ -------- ------ -------- ------- KASE 163.07 163.07 168.66 168.66 -5.59 -5.59 Out of KASE: 164.19 163.92 166.19 164.21 -2.00 -0.29 residents 163.82 163.82 166.26 166.26 -2.44 -2.44 non-residents 164.45 164.37 165.97 166.74 -1.52 -2.37 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. [2005-07-07]