In January–October 2018 volume of trades on KASE decreased by 18.0 % to KZT106.6 trln ($314.8 bn)

/KASE, November 7, 2018/ – In January–October 2018 the amount of trades on Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE) in all market sectors made up KZT106,559.4 bn (equivalent of USD314,802.0 mln) and decreased by 18.0 % (by 21.9 % in dollar terms) against the similar period of 2017. In comparison with previous ten-month period (March–December) of 2017 the trades volume decreased by 16.0%. The table below shows the trades volume (calculated by amounts raised) in 2018 broken down by market sector and comparison with indicators of the same period of 2017. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I–X, 2018 I–X, 2017 Trend ----------------- ----------------- ------------------- Exchange market sector trades struc- trades struc- in measuring in % volume ture, % volume ture, % currency --------------------------- --------- ------- --------- ------- ------------ ------ bn tenge --------------------------- --------- ------- --------- ------- ------------ ------ Securities market 3,731.2 3.5 2,892.1 2.2 +839.1 +29.0 Shares 520.1 0.5 253.4 0.2 +266.7 +105.3 – primary market 0.5 <0.1 7.6 <0.1 -7.1 -93.1 – secondary market 519.6 0.5 245.8 0.2 +273.8 +111.4 Corporate debt securities 1,393.1 1.3 820.0 0.6 +573.1 +69.9 – primary market 1,082.3 1.0 573.1 0.4 +509.2 +88.9 – secondary market 310.8 0.3 247.0 0.2 +63.9 +25.9 Kazakhstan GS 1,459.4 1.4 1,777.4 1.4 -318.0 -17.9 – primary market 751.0 0.7 1,567.7 1.2 -816.7 -52.1 – secondary market 708.4 0.7 209.7 0.2 +498.7 +237.8 IFI bonds 81.0 0.1 40.2 <0.1 +40.8 +101.3 Investment trust securities 0.3 <0.1 1.0 <0.1 -0.7 -69.2 Derivatives 277.3 0.3 0 0 +277.3 x Foreign currency market 11,377.8 10.7 10,154.2 7.8 +1,223.7 +12.1 Money market 91,450.4 85.8 116,903.2 90.0 -25,452.8 -21.8 Repo transactions 62,944.0 59.1 61,299.2 47.2 +1,644.8 +2.7 – "nego" repo on GS 0 0 0 0 0 x – auto repo on GS 61,677.6 57.9 56,200.8 43.2 +5,476.8 +9.7 – "nego" repo on CS 84.1 0.1 181.9 0.1 -97.8 -53.8 – auto repo on CS 1,112.3 1.0 4,873.0 3.7 -3,760.7 -77.2 – repo with netting 70.0 0.1 43.5 <0.1 +26.5 +61.0 Currency swap transactions 28,506.4 26.8 55,604.0 42.8 -27,097.6 -48.7 – in US dollar 28,506.2 26.8 55,604.0 42.8 -27,097.8 -48.7 – in euro 0 0 0 0 0 x – in ruble 0.2 <0.1 0 0 +0.2 x Derivatives market 0 0 13.6 <0.1 -13.6 -100.0 Futures 0 0 13.6 <0.1 -13.6 -100.0 --------------------------- --------- ------- --------- ------- ------------ ------ TOTAL 106,559.4 100.0 129,963.0 100.0 -23,403.6 -18.0 --------------------------- --------- ------- --------- ------- ------------ ------ mln US dollar --------------------------- --------- ------- --------- ------- ------------ ------ Securities market 10 793.6 3.4 8 895.5 2.2 +1 898.1 +21.3 Shares 1 481.2 0.5 780.7 0.2 +700.6 +89.7 – primary market 1.6 <0.1 23.8 <0.1 -22.2 -93.3 – secondary market 1 479.6 0.5 756.9 0.2 +722.7 +95.5 Corporate debt securities 3 986.1 1.3 2 477.0 0.6 +1 509.1 +60.9 – primary market 3 054.3 1.0 1 733.7 0.4 +1 320.6 +76.2 – secondary market 931.8 0.3 743.4 0.2 +188.4 +25.3 Kazakhstan GS 4 222.9 1.3 5 510.7 1.4 -1 287.8 -23.4 – primary market 2 181.9 0.7 4 870.8 1.2 -2 688.9 -55.2 – secondary market 2 041.0 0.6 639.9 0.2 +1 401.1 +218.9 IFI bonds 234.4 0.1 124.0 <0.1 +110.5 +89.1 Investment trust securities 0.9 <0.1 3.1 <0.1 -2.2 -70.2 Derivatives 868.0 0.3 0 0 +868.0 x Foreign currency market 33 491.3 10.6 31 212.8 7.7 +2 278.4 +7.3 Money market 270 517.1 85.9 362 783.5 90.0 -92 266.4 -25.4 Repo transactions 185 854.9 59.0 189 035.5 46.9 -3 180.6 -1.7 – "nego" repo on GS 0 0 0 0 0 x – auto repo on GS 182 079.9 57.8 173 060.8 43.0 +9 019.0 +5.2 – "nego" repo on CS 257.8 0.1 557.2 0.1 -299.4 -53.7 – auto repo on CS 3 310.1 1.1 15 285.0 3.8 -11 974.8 -78.3 – repo with netting 207.1 0.1 132.5 <0.1 +74.6 +56.3 Currency swap transactions 84 662.2 26.9 173 748.0 43.1 -89 085.8 -51.3 – in US dollar 84 661.6 26.9 173 748.0 43.1 -89 086.4 -51.3 – in euro 0 0 0 0 0 x – in ruble 0.6 <0.1 0 0 +0.6 x Derivatives market 0 0 40.8 <0.1 -40.8 -100.0 Futures 0 0 40.8 <0.1 -40.8 -100.0 --------------------------- --------- ------- --------- ------- ------------ ------ TOTAL 314 802.0 100.0 402 932.6 100.0 -88 130.6 -21.9 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Notes to table: GS – government serial securities; IFI – international financial institutions; CS – corporate serial securities; "direct" repo – repo transactions carried out by "direct" method (with conclusion of direct opening and closing repo deals); auto repo – repo transactions carried out automatically; 'n/t' – no trade held. The trade volume is calculated on all executed exchange deals, concluded by any possible KASE trade method. [2018-11-07]