/KASE, March 10, 10/ - By shares trading results on Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE) on March 10, 2010, KASE index gained 20.68 points (1.15 %) from 1,802.65 to 1,823.33.

The first deal fixed index at 1,802.65. During trades the maximum value made up 1,823.33, the minimum - 1,796.97.

Volume of deals in shares, included to the index representative list, on March 10 against the previous trading day in tenge increased by1.9 times and made up KZT152.3 m (USD1,033.8 th.).

KASE Index calculation basis according to trade results

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                   Last price,
               tenge per share
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         ----------  ---------  Change  Weight
Ticker   Mar 10, 10  Mar 9, 10       %       %
-------  ----------  ---------  ------  ------
CCBN         719.00     717.02    +0.3    11.5
GB_ENRC    2,420.00   2,360.00    +2.5    16.5
GB_KZMS    3,300.00   3,223.00    +2.4    16.1
HSBK         388.00     382.00    +1.6    16.7
KKGB         621.50     600.00    +3.6    12.0
KZTK      17,016.00  17,300.01    -1.6    13.7
RDGZ      21,005.00  21,200.00    -0.9    13.5
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KASE Index change (before 01.10.07 - KASE_Shares)

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                                                       Change:
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                                                ------  ------
Period                                               %  % APR*
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Last 30 days (month)                              +0.6    +8.3
From beginning of current year (from 01.01.10)    +3.1   +16.7
Last 365 days (year)                            +202.1  +202.1
In 2009                                          +95.7   +95.7
From the beginning of 2008                       -30.9   -14.1
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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's 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 see more

The text of the Methodology for Stock Market Indicators Calculation is available at see more

The full list of tickers is available at see more

[2010-03-10]