OREANDA-NEWS. December 25, 2009. The Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE) formed groups of liquid and illiquid shares of those listing on the exchange.  The groups were formed to apply norms of KASE normative document "Regulations on Trade and Confirmation System Operation" (the Regulations), reported the press-centre of KASE.

In accordance with the Regulations beginning January 1, 2010 KASE will hold trade in illiquid shares on business days from 15:00 p.m. through 17:00 p.m. Almaty time, liquid shares - from 11:30 a.m. through 17:00 p.m. Almaty time. Uninterrupted counter-directed share trading will be switched to standby-mode in case of marching and crossing of bids and asks with price of a proposed deal deviating from the last transaction price of such shares 10 % in liquid shares and 5 % in illiquid shares.

To form these lists in accordance with the Methodology for Securities Liquidity Indicator Determination (the Methodology):

- Share liquidity indicators were calculated for periods June 1 through August 31 and September 1 through November 30, 2009;

- The KASE Board on December 14, 2009 set a threshold share liquidity value at level of 0.3.

The liquid share list includes shares, liquidity values of which for both periods equal or exceed the threshold value.
 
In accordance with item 16 of the Methodology the KASE Board deemed as liquid common shares KZ1C34920013 ("Unlisted securities", BTAS) of BTA Bank.

Below are the lists of liquid and illiquid shares effective in Q1 2010. In accordance with the Methodology lists of liquid and illiquid shares will be revised on a quarterly basis.

Liquid:

1) common shares of BTA Bank (BTAS);

2) common shares of Bank CenterCredit (CCBN);

3) common shares of EURASIAN NATURAL RESOURCES CORPORATION PLC (GB_ENRC);

4) common shares of KAZAKHMYS PLС (GB_KZMS);

5) common shares of Halyk Savings Bank of Kazakhstan (HSBK);

6) common shares of Kazkommertsbank (KKGB);

7) preferred shares of Kazkommertsbank (KKGBp);

8) common shares of Kazakhtelecom (KZTK);

9) preferred shares of Kazakhtelecom (KZTKp);

10) common shares of KazMunayGas Exploration and Production (RDGZ).

Illiquid:

1) common shares of AMF Group (AKFI);

2) common shares of Alternative Finance (ALLZ);

3) preferred shares of SNPS - Aktobemunaygas (AMGZp);

4) common shares of ASIA AVTO (ASAV);

5) common shares of Leasing company Astana-Finance (ASFL);

6) common shares of Astana-Nedvizimost (ASND);

7) preferred shares of Astana-Nedvizimost (ASNDp);

8) common shares of ASIA SAKHAR (ASSA);

9) common shares of ASTEL (ASTL);

10) common shares of Astana Gas Service (ASZS);

11) common shares of ATFBank (ATFB);

12) common shares of Aktobe Oil Equipment Plant (AZNO);

13) common shares of Bayan Sulu (BSUL);

14) common shares of Chimpharm (CHFM);

15) preferred shares of Chimpharm (CHFMp);

16) common shares of Kaspi Bank (CSBN);

17) preferred shares of Kaspi Bank (CSBNp);

18) common shares of Mortgage company DAMU (DAMU);

19) common shares of Danabank (DNBN);

20) common shares of ECOTON+ (EKTN);

21) common shares of Eximbank Kazakhstan (EXBN);

22) preferred shares of Eximbank (EXBNp);

23) preferred shares of Halyk Savings Bank of Kazakhstan (HSBKp);

24) preferred shares of Halyk Savings Bank of Kazakhstan (HSBKp1);

25) common shares of Kant (KANT);

26) common shares of Atameken-Agro (KATR);

27) preferred shares of Atameken-Argo (KATRp);

28) common shares of Karaganda Asbestos and Cement Plant (KAZI);

29) preferred shares of Karaganda Asbestos and Cement Plant (KAZIp);

30) common shares of Kazinvestbank (KIBN);
  
31) common shares of IC Kommesk - Omir (KMSO);

32) common shares of RT Holding (KSMK);

33) preferred shares of RT Holding (KSMKp);

34) common shares of Subsidiary insurance company of Halyk Bank of Kazakhstan Halyk - Kazakhinstrakh (KZIS);

35) common shares of Accumulative pension fund BTA Kazakhstan subsidiary of BTA Bank (KZPF);

36) common shares of KazTransCom (KZTC);

37) preferred shares of KazTransCom (KZTCp);

38) common shares of Kazakhvzryvprom (KZVP);

39) common shares of Subsidiary of BTA Bank Insurance company London-Almaty (LNAT);

40) common shares of MAG (MAG_);

41) preferred shares of MAG (MAG_p);

42) common shares of Mangistaumunaygas (MMGZ);

43) preferred shares of Mangistaumunaygas (MMGZp);

44) common shares of Mangistau Electricity Distribution Network Company (MREK);

45) common shares of Delta Bank (NFBN);

46) common shares of Nurbank (NRBN);

47) preferred shares of Nurbank (NRBNp6);

48) common shares of Corporation Ordabasy (ORDB);

49) preferred shares of Corporation Ordabasy (ORDBp);

50) common shares of Ornek XXI (ORNK);

51) common shares of Insurance company Pana Insurance (PAIN);

52) common shares of Pavlodar Electricity Distribution Company (PDES);

53) common shares of Rakhat (RAHT);

54) common shares of RG Brands (RGBR);

55) common shares of RTS Decaux (RTCP);
  
56) common shares of S.A.S. (SAS_);

57) common shares of SAT & Company (SATC);

58) common shares of Shymkent Munay onimderi (SHMO);

59) common shares of SENIM-BANK (SNBN);

60) common shares of Sumbe (SUMB);

61) common shares of Temirbank (TEBN);

62) preferred shares of Temirbank (TEBNp);

63) common shares of Temirleasing (TMLZ);

64) common shares of Tsesnabank (TSBN);

65) preferred shares of Tsesnabank (TSBNp);

66) preferred shares of Corporation Tsesna (TSNAp);

67) common shares of Ust-Kamenogorsk Titanium and Magnesium Plant (UTMK);

68) preferred shares of Ust-Kamenogorsk Titanium and Magnesium Plant (UTMKp);

69) common shares of Joint-stock real estate investment fund Velikaya Stena (VSTN);

70) common shares of Kazcat (ZERD);

71) preferred shares of Kazcat (ZERDp);

72) common shares of KRTH ZANGAR (ZNGR);

73) preferred shares of KRTH ZANGAR (ZNGRp).

The lists of liquid and illiquid shares will be released at
http://www.kase.kz/en/page/normative_base in the nearest time.

The text of the Regulations is available at the KASE website at
http://www.kase.kz/files/normative_base/reglament_trade_eng.pdf

The text of the Methodology is available at the KASE website at
http://www.kase.kz/files/normative_base/metodika_liquid_eng.pdf