Consolidated indicators of Kazakhstan interbank currency market in August of 2005

/IRBIS, Sergey Yakovlev, September 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 (KASE) on interbank currency market of Kazakhstan in August and in July 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 August and in July of 2005 (m. of currency units) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- August 2005: July 2005 Change: ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- Market sector purchase sale purchase sale purchase sale ---------------- -------- ------ -------- ------ -------- ------ US dollar ---------------------------------------------------------------------- KASE 813.8 813.8 1170.8 1170.8 -357.0 -357.0 Out of KASE: 1196.0 1337.0 1221.0 1330.0 -25.0 +7.0 residents 1154.0 1154.0 1131.0 1131.0 +23.0 +23.0 non-residents 42.0 183.0 89.0 198.0 -47.0 -15.0 Total 2009.8 2150.8 2391.8 2500.8 -382.0 -350.0 Stake of KASE, % 41.36 41.36 50.86 50.86 -9.5 -9.5 ---------------- -------- ------ -------- ------ -------- ------ Russian Ruble ---------------------------------------------------------------------- KASE 4.6 4.6 1.9 1.9 +2.7 +2.7 Out of KASE: 626.0 109.0 875.0 115.0 -249.0 -6.0 residents 84.0 84.0 93.0 93.0 -9.0 -9.0 non-residents 542.0 26.0 783.0 23.0 -241.0 +3.0 Total 630.6 113.6 876.9 116.9 -246.3 -3.3 Stake of KASE, % 5.2 5.2 2.0 2.0 +3.2 +3.2 ---------------- -------- ------ -------- ------ -------- ------ Euro ---------------- -------- ------ -------- ------ -------- ------ KASE 4.0 4.0 0 0 +4.0 +4.0 Out of KASE: 4.0 4.0 7.0 6.0 -3.0 -2.0 residents 4.0 4.0 5.0 5.0 -1.0 -1.0 non-residents 0.0 0.00 3.0 1.000 -3.00 -1.00 Total 8.0 8.0 7.0 6.0 +1.0 +2.0 Stake of KASE, % 50.0 50.0 0 0 +50.0 +50.0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Comparative data on weighted average rates of transactions in foreign currencies on Kazakhstan interbank market in August and in July of 2005 (KZT per unit of foreign currency) -------------------------------------------------------------------- August 2005: July 2005 Change: ---------------- ---------------- ----------------- Market sector purchase sale purchase sale purchase sale ------------- -------- ------ -------- ------ -------- ------- US dollar -------------------------------------------------------------------- KASE 135.51 135.51 135.75 135.75 -0.24 -0.24 Out of KASE: 130.33 130.62 135.71 135.63 -5.38 -5.01 residents 130.14 130.14 135.72 135.72 -5.58 -5.58 non-residents 135.46 133.62 135.59 135.14 -0.13 -1.52 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Russian Ruble -------------------------------------------------------------------- KASE 4.7462 4.7462 4.7381 4.7381 +0.0081 +0.0081 Out of KASE: 4.76 4.76 4.73 4.73 +0.03 +0.03 residents 4.76 4.76 4.73 4.73 +0.03 +0.03 non-residents 4.76 4.73 4.73 4.74 +0.03 -0.01 ------------- -------- ------ -------- ------ -------- ------- Euro ------------- -------- ------ -------- ------ -------- ------- KASE 167.40 167.40 0 0 X X Out of KASE: 166.71 166.77 163.86 163.75 +2.85 +3.02 residents 166.78 166.78 163.95 163.95 +2.83 +2.83 non-residents 165.88 164.83 163.71 162.97 +2.17 +1.86 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. [2005-09-06]