/KASE, April 08, 2026/ – In January-March 2026, the volume of trading in the foreign currencies spot market of Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE) made up KZT14,141.3 bn, increasing by 43.9 % YoY.

In comparison with the preceding three-month period (October-December) of 2025, the trading volume decreasing by 17.5 %.

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
2026, III    7,511.4    35.5 137,768.9   357.9 1,908.5   127.5     0.0  4,904.8
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Total       21,481.4   148.6 383,632.1   660.9 4,614.6   518.5     0.0 14,141.3
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2025, I-III 14,153.1   325.5 341,928.3   275.6 2,150.5   524.7     0.0  9,824.1
trend, %       +51.8   -54.4     +12.2  +139.8  +114.6    -1.2       –    +43.9
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The weighted average KZT/USD exchange rate calculated using all exchange transactions in the period from January 1, 2026 to March 31, 2026, amounted to KZT496.10 per US dollar.

[2026-04-08]