/KASE, January 13, 14/ – In 2013 the volume of trading in government securities (GS) on Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE)* made up KZT1,173.9 bn (equivalent to USD7,691.2 mln) decreasing by 9.5 % (11.5 % in dollar terms) against 2012.

The table below shows 2013 trading volume in the mentioned exchange sector by month, and the comparative data of last year's corresponding period.

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            Primary market Secondary market*          Total*
Year,      --------------- ----------------- ---------------
month      bn KZT    m USD   bn KZT    m USD  bn KZT   m USD
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2013, I       55.8   369.9     20.1    133.0    75.8   502.9
2013, II      56.4   374.7     23.7    157.4    80.1   532.1
2013, III     45.1   299.3     13.5     89.3    58.6   388.6
2013, IV      70.2   465.2      8.9     59.3    79.2   524.5
2013, V       60.5   400.4      7.1     47.2    67.6   447.6
2013, VI      65.3   431.2     13.3     88.1    78.7   519.4
2013, VII     73.6   482.2     13.2     86.3    86.8   568.5
2013, VIII    76.9   502.5      4.2     27.3    81.0   529.8
2013, IX      97.6   635.3      0.7      4.5    98.3   639.7
2013, X      134.9   874.8      6.7     43.2   141.5   918.0
2013, XI      58.1   378.9     12.1     78.8    70.2   457.6
2013, XII    188.1  1221.8     68.0    440.6   256.1  1662.4
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Total       982.5 6,436.2    191.4  1,225.0 1,173.9 7,691.2
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2012       1,067.5 7,148.3    230.1 1,546.8  1,297.6 8,695.1
trend, %      -8.0   -10.0    -16.8   -18.9     -9.5   -11.5
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* with no account taken of deals on the repo transactions market.

[2014-01-13]