Repo on KASE - 28,525.2 m.

/KASE, August 18, 05/ - Today on Kazakhstan stock exchange (KASE) 161 deals were concluded on the repo floors (including automatic repo sector) for a total amount of KZT28,525.2 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 0.70 7.30 2.39 2.43 12 298.6 57 Open 4 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.05 240.0 3 Open 7 2.80 6.90 3.72 3.79 1 735.3 17 Open 14 2.80 6.00 3.44 3.50 657.4 7 Open 28 6.20 6.21 6.20 6.38 120.0 2 Open 32 8.99 8.99 8.99 9.36 29.0 1 Open 92 10.50 11.01 10.96 11.36 190.0 2 Open 292 13.62 13.62 13.62 13.62 1.0 1 Open 365 7.00 7.00 7.00 7.00 180.0 1 --------- -------- ----- ----- ------- --------- -------- -------- Subtotal: . . . . . 15 451.2 91 --------- -------- ----- ----- ------- --------- -------- -------- Close 1 1.00 6.50 4.45 4.55 9 788.1 44 Close 2 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.08 3.0 1 Close 3 1.20 1.20 1.20 1.21 150.0 1 Close 7 1.00 1.80 1.46 1.47 1 600.4 7 Close 10 7.38 7.39 7.38 7.65 92.9 3 Close 13 2.20 2.20 2.20 2.22 92.8 2 Close 14 1.50 1.70 1.66 1.67 1 000.6 3 Close 28 7.50 7.50 7.50 7.77 60.3 1 Close 31 8.50 8.50 8.50 8.84 29.2 1 Close 73 14.05 14.05 14.05 14.86 1.0 1 Close 91 11.13 11.13 11.13 11.60 174.7 1 Close 92 2.52 9.00 4.16 4.25 80.8 5 --------- -------- ----- ----- ------- --------- -------- -------- Subtotal: . . . . . 13 074.0 70 --------- -------- ----- ----- ------- --------- -------- -------- TOTAL: . . . . . 28 525.2 161 ------------------------------------------------------------------ [2005-08-18]