OREANDA-NEWS. By shares trading results on Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE) on May 18, 2015, KASE index increased by 4.09 points (0.48 %) from 858.34 to 862.43.

The first deal fixed the index at 858.94. During the trades the maximum value made up 864.49, the minimum – 856.48.

Volume of deals in shares included in the KASE index representative list, on May 18 against the previous trading day increased 2.7 times and made up KZT70.6 mln (USD379.7 th.).

KASE Index calculation basis according to trade results

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                   Last price,             
               tenge per share             
        ---------------------- Change Weight
Ticker  May 18, 15  May 15, 15      %      %
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CCBN        151.00      151.00      0    3.7
GB_KZMS     760.00      746.64   +1.8   16.1
HSBK         36.80       36.39   +1.1   15.7
KCEL      1,475.00    1,492.00   -1.1   14.9
KEGC        366.00      356.00   +2.8    5.4
KKGB        235.00      235.00      0    3.7
KZTK      8,100.00    8,008.00   +1.1   11.3
KZTO        840.00      845.00   -0.6   14.8
RDGZ     12,789.70   12,789.70      0   14.3
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KASE Index change
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                                                    Change:
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Period                                             % % APR*
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Last 30 days (month)                            +1.0  +12.1
From beginning of current year (from 01.01.15)  -9.4   -6.8
Last 365 days (year)                           -18.6  -18.6
In 2014                                         +2.6   +2.6
From the beginning of 2013                     -11.1   -4.7
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* Yield is calculated on the basis actual/365.

The last KASE Index value on any day is the last index value fixed on KASE on this day.

The KASE Index shows a change in prices of the index representative list stocks for calculation of the index, with account to capitalization of such issuers and a number of such stocks in free float. One stock weight must not exceed 15 %. The KASE Index is calculated during a trading day as deals in the representative list stocks are concluded. If during a trading day no deals are made in a representative list stock, then for purposes of such calculation results of the last resultant trade session are used.

KASE Index page is available at the KASE website at http://www.kase.kz/en/index_kase

The text of the Methodology for Stock Market Indicators Calculation is available at http://www.kase.kz/files/normative_base/indicators_met_eng.pdf

The full list of tickers is available at http://www.kase.kz/en/emitters