/IRBIS, Aslan Dzhuasov, March 27, 06/ - Today on Kazakhstan stock exchange (KASE) 99 deals were concluded on the repo floors (including automatic repo sector) for total amount of KZT20,349.6 m. Results of trades are given in the table. Repo opening transactions, which are made only through open-trade method, are marked with asterisk.

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                                Repo rate, % APR
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Type of   Calendar              weighted average   Volume
repo        terms,             -----------------      KZT   Number
deal          days   min   max nominal effective       m. of deals
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Open             1  0.10  0.19    0.11      0.11  8,487.0       16
Open             7  1.30 10.01    4.02      4.13  1,397.4       12
Open            14  5.70  6.50    6.02      6.20    500.1        2
Open            18  1.00  1.00    1.00      1.00     41.4        1
Open            21  1.00  1.00    1.00      1.00     50.0        1
Open            28  8.00  8.00    8.00      8.30    300.0        6
Open            31  5.00  5.00    5.00      5.12      3.5        3
Open            66  9.00  9.70    9.23      9.58      9.0        2
Open            92  9.80  9.80    9.80     10.12     60.0        3
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Subtotal:                                        10,848.4       46
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Close            3  0.05  6.00    0.65      0.66  3,661.2       18
Close            6  3.50  5.00    4.98      5.10    142.2        2
Close            7  0.80 14.00    3.02      3.13  1,567.2       11
Close           11  2.26  4.50    2.94      2.99    703.0        3
Close           12  3.31  3.31    3.31      3.37    400.4        1
Close           14  1.20  6.50    3.60      3.69    766.1        6
Close           17  2.70  2.70    2.70      2.73    460.6        1
Close           27 10.00 10.00   10.00     10.47      8.4        1
Close           28  2.20  2.50    2.37      2.39  1,342.4        6
Close           91  8.00  8.00    8.00      8.24     22.2        2
Close          151  3.52  3.52    3.52      3.55    427.4        2
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Subtotal:                                         9,501.2       53
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TOTAL:                                           20,349.6       99
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By open trades method (in automatic repo sector) volume of 46 deals totaled KZT14,685.8 m. including 18 (KZT8,987.0 m.) repo opening deals and 28 repo closing deals (KZT5,698.8 m.). Indicator TONIA according to trades results totaled 0.11 and decreased relative to the previous trading day by 0.1.

Dynamics of repo rates (on repo opening deals for comparable terms):

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Term, calendar       Today Previous day
          days rate, % APR  rate, % APR Trend
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             7        4.02         2.73 +1.29
            14        6.02         7.86 -1.84
            28        8.00         3.18 +4.82
            31        5.00         9.76 -4.76
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Positions of major categories of participants in the market of repo were as follows (based on net positions of opening transactions; in volumes "+" - borrowing. "-" - lending; trends in percents relative to previous trading day).

Pension market subjects: +126.6% (-KZT8,863.0), 9 participants.

Second tier banks (STB):

• +KZT8,480.0 m. (borrowing 7 banks); -KZT1,450.1 m. (lending 3 banks);
• on the open trade market on GS (in autorepo sector) +KZT7,330.0 m., in sector of CS repo -KZT300.1 m.;
• resulting balance totaled +KZT7.029.9 m. (on previous day it was equal to +KZT1.914.0 m.).

[2006-03-27]