Consolidated indicators of Kazakhstan interbank currency market in September 2005

/IRBIS, Assel Omarova, October 5, 05/ - IRBIS Information agency of financial markets (Almaty) has generalized the official information provided by the National bank, submitted to the agency, and also published in Internet, and the data of Kazakhstan stock exchange (KASE) on interbank currency market of Kazakhstan in September and in August 2005. Results of such generalization are in the tables below. Comparative data on volumes of foreign currency transactions made on Kazakhstan interbank market in September and in August 2005 (m. of currency units) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- September 2005: August 2005 Change: ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- Market sector purchase sale purchase sale purchase sale ---------------- -------- ------ -------- ------ -------- ------ US dollar ---------------------------------------------------------------------- KASE 1160.4 1160.4 813.8 813.8 -10.4 -10.4 Out of KASE: 1755.0 1734.0 1196.0 1337.0 +559.0 +397.0 residents 1620.0 1620.0 1154.0 1154.0 +466.0 +466.0 non-residents 136.0 114.0 42.0 183.0 +94.0 -69.0 Total 2915.4 2894.4 2009.8 2150.8 +548.6 +386.6 Stake of KASE, % 41.74 41.74 41.36 41.36 -8.6 -8.6 ---------------- -------- ------ -------- ------ -------- ------ Russian Ruble ---------------------------------------------------------------------- KASE 2.2 2.2 4.6 4.6 +0.3 +0.3 Out of KASE: 590.0 75.0 626.0 109.0 -36.0 -34.0 residents 72.0 72.0 84.0 84.0 -12.0 -12.0 non-residents 519.0 4.0 542.0 26.0 -23.0 -22.0 Total 592.2 77.2 630.6 113.6 -35.7 -33.7 Stake of KASE, % 3.0 3.0 5.2 5.2 +0.8 +0.8 ---------------- -------- ------ -------- ------ -------- ------ Euro ---------------- -------- ------ -------- ------ -------- ------ KASE 0 0 4.0 4.0 -4.0 -4.0 Out of KASE: 6.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 +2.0 0 residents 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 0 0 non-residents 2.0 1.0 0 0 +2.0 +1.0 Total 6.0 4.0 8.0 8.0 -2.0 -4.0 Stake of KASE, % 0 0 50.0 50.0 -50.0 -50.0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Comparative data on weighted average rates of transactions in foreign currencies on Kazakhstan interbank market in September and in August 2005 (KZT per unit of foreign currency) -------------------------------------------------------------------- August 2005: July 2005 Change: ---------------- ---------------- ----------------- Market sector purchase sale purchase sale purchase sale ------------- -------- ------ -------- ------ -------- ------- US dollar -------------------------------------------------------------------- KASE 134.14 134.14 135.75 135.75 -1.61 -1.61 Out of KASE: 134.25 134.26 130.33 130.62 +3.92 +3.64 residents 134.26 134.26 130.14 130.14 +4.12 +4.12 non-residents 134.05 134.14 135.46 133.62 -1.41 +0.52 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Russian Ruble -------------------------------------------------------------------- KASE 4.7201 4.7201 4.7381 4.7381 -0.0180 -0.0180 Out of KASE: 4.73 4.77 4.76 4.76 -0.03 +0.01 residents 4.77 4.77 4.76 4.76 +0.01 +0.01 non-residents 4.73 4.73 4.76 4.73 -0.03 0 ------------- -------- ------ -------- ------ -------- ------- Euro ------------- -------- ------ -------- ------ -------- ------- KASE - - - - - - Out of KASE: 164.20 165.07 166.71 166.77 -2.51 -1.70 residents 165.86 165.86 166.78 166.78 -0.92 -0.92 non-residents 161.69 161.38 165.88 164.83 -4.19 -3.45 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. [2005-10-05]