/KASE, March 03, 2026/ – In January-February 2026, the volume of trading in the foreign currencies spot market of Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE) made up KZT9,236.5 bn, increasing by 34.7 % YoY.

In comparison with the preceding two-month period (November-December) of 2025, the trading volume decreasing by 19.3 %.

Below is the table of indicators of KASE's foreign currency spot market in 2026 broken down by currency pairs (in mln units of the first currency out of those specified in pairs), and the comparative 2025 data.

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                                                       Trading volume        
Year,      ----------------------------------------------------------  Total,
month       USD/KZT EUR/KZT   RUB/KZT EUR/USD CNY/KZT USD/CNY EUR/CNY  bn KZT
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2026, I     6,349.1    57.6 108,962.3   159.3 1,357.9   316.3     0.0 4,322.9
2026, II    7,620.9    55.4 136,901.0   143.7 1,348.2    74.7     0.0 4,913.6
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Total      13,969.9   113.0 245,863.3   303.0 2,706.1   391.0     0.0 9,236.5
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2025, I-II  9,810.0   260.1 242,729.0   168.3 1,426.7   365.3     0.0 6,858.3
trend, %      +42.4   -56.5      +1.3   +80.1   +89.7    +7.0       –   +34.7
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The weighted average KZT/USD exchange rate calculated using all exchange transactions in the period from January 3, 2026 to February 28, 2026, amounted to KZT501.06 per US dollar.

[2026-03-03]