OREANDA-NEWS. November 06, 2009. In initial ten months of 2009 trades volume on Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE) in all market sector, including the Special Trading Floor of the Regional Financial Center of Almaty (STF RFCA), made up KZT18,413.5 bn (USD126,774.5 m) and decreased relative to the similar period of 2008 by 17.1 % (31.4 % in USD), reported the press-centre of KASE.

KASE exchange (calculated) turnover made up in the reporting period KZT29,642.6 bn (USD203,656.8 m) and decreased relative to the similar of 2008 by 7.6 % (23.7 % in USD).

In comparison with the previous nine month period (March-December of 2008) the trades volume decreased by 35.8 % (46.8 % in USD); the exchange (calculated) turnover decreased by 26.0 % (38.9 % in USD).

KASE reminds that from January 1, 2009, KASE moved to the new methodology of summarizing trading statistics for the reported period based on application of the two indicators:

- trade volume (this is a new indicator showing total gross volume of deals);

- exchange (calculated) turnover (this is a traditional indicator which was   released earlier under names "volume of trades", "exchange turnover", "trades volume", "total volume of deals" and other similar in meaning names).

The indicators may be distinguished on repo transactions market and currency swap transactions market, as each of such transactions are comprised of two deals - opening and closing deals.

The volume of trades on repo transactions market and currency swap transactions market shall comprise only opening deals (currency swap transactions opening deals - provided such transactions are carries out in the exchange market sector specifically launched for such purposes). That is an indicator of trade volume currently shall account only sums attracted on repo transactions and currency swap transactions.

The exchange (calculated) KASE turnover, as earlier, counts volumes (in tenge with subsequent recalculation in dollar equivalent) of all executed repo transactions closing deals and currency swap transactions closing deals; at that only deals falling on to the reporting period shall be accounted for.

The purpose of described changes is bringing KASE statistical reports in line with the standards mostly used in the world exchange practice. Results of the researches made by KASE show exchanges use the indicator of volume of trades when publishing statistics.

In 2009 KASE is planning to publish both of the indicators (in comparison with existing historical date), and beginning 2010 shall release only volume of trades indicating the value of exchange (calculated) turnover in specialized reports only.