Consolidated indicators of Kazakhstan interbank currency market in July of 2005

/IRBIS, Sergey Yakovlev, August 8, 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 July and in June 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 July and in June of 2005 (m. of currency units) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- July 2005: June 2005 Change: ---------------- ---------------- ----------------- Market sector purchase sale purchase sale purchase sale ---------------- -------- ------ -------- ------ -------- ------- US dollar ----------------------------------------------------------------------- KASE 1170.8 1170.8 1699.9 1699.9 -529.1 -529.1 Out of KASE: 1221.0 1330.0 1808.0 1940.0 -587.0 -610.0 residents 1131.0 1131.0 1739.0 1739.0 -608.0 -608.0 non-residents 89.0 198.0 69.0 201.0 +20.0 -3.0 Total 2391.8 2500.8 3507.9 3639.9 -1116.1 -1139.1 Stake of KASE, % 50.86 50.86 49.43 49.43 +1.4 +1.4 ---------------- -------- ------ -------- ------ -------- ------- Russian Ruble ----------------------------------------------------------------------- KASE 1.9 1.9 9.0 9.0 -7.100 -7.100 Out of KASE: 875.0 115.0 909.0 61.0 -34.0 +54.0 residents 93.0 93.0 59.0 59.0 +34.0 +34.0 non-residents 783.0 23.0 850.0 2.0 -67.0 +21.0 Total 876.9 116.9 918.0 70.0 -41.1 +46.9 Stake of KASE, % 2.0 2.0 13.2 13.2 -11.2 -11.2 ---------------- -------- ------ -------- ------ -------- ------- Euro ---------------- -------- ------ -------- ------ -------- ------- KASE 0 0 0.625 0.625 -0.625 -0.625 Out of KASE: 7.0 6.0 8.0 4.0 -1.0 +2.0 residents 5.0 5.0 3.0 3.0 +2.0 +2.0 non-residents 3.0 1.0 5.0 1.0 -2.00 0 Total 7.0 6.0 8.6 4.6 -1.6 +1.4 Stake of KASE, % X X 17.2 17.2 -17.2 -17.2 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Comparative data on weighted average rates of transactions in foreign currencies on Kazakhstan interbank market in July and in June of 2005 (KZT per unit of foreign currency) -------------------------------------------------------------------- July 2005: June 2005 Change: ---------------- ---------------- ----------------- Market sector purchase sale purchase sale purchase sale ------------- -------- ------ -------- ------ -------- ------- US dollar -------------------------------------------------------------------- KASE 135.75 135.75 134.36 134.36 +1.39 +1.39 Out of KASE: 135.71 135.63 133.64 133.56 +2.07 +2.07 residents 135.72 135.72 133.63 133.63 +2.09 +2.09 non-residents 135.59 135.14 133.74 132.92 +1.85 +2.22 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Russian Ruble -------------------------------------------------------------------- KASE 4.7381 4.7381 4.7021 4.7021 +0.0360 +0.0360 Out of KASE: 4.73 4.73 4.70 4.69 +0.03 +0.04 residents 4.73 4.73 4.69 4.69 +0.04 +0.04 non-residents 4.73 4.74 4.70 4.74 +0.03 0 ------------- -------- ------ -------- ------ -------- ------- Euro ------------- -------- ------ -------- ------ -------- ------- KASE 0 0 163.07 163.07 X X Out of KASE: 163.86 163.75 164.19 163.92 -0.33 -0.17 residents 163.95 163.95 163.82 163.82 +0.13 +0.13 non-residents 163.71 162.97 164.45 164.37 -0.74 -1.40 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 on KASE. [2005-08-08]