For period January–November 2014 volume of futures trading on KASE decreased by 59.5 % and made up KZT1.2 bn ($7.8 mln)

/KASE, December 4, 14/ – In January–November 2014 the volume of trading in futures (derivative securities sector) on Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE) made up KZT1,240.6 mln (equivalent of USD7,843.4 th.) and decreased by 59.5 % compared with the corresponding period of 2013 (by 61.3 % in dollar terms). The table below shows the volume of trade in the mentioned sector of the exchange market in 2014 with a breakdown by months, as well as comparative data of the corresponding period of last year. -------------------------------------------------------------- Currency Stock futures futures Total Year, ---------------- ----------------- ---------------- month mln KZT th. USD mln KZT th. USD mln KZT th. USD ---------- ------- -------- -------- -------- ------- -------- 2014, I 1,080.1 6,960.9 0 0 1,080.1 6,960.9 2014, II 0 0 0 0 0 0 2014, III 0 0 0 0 0 0 2014, IV 0 0 0 0 0 0 2014, V 0 0 39.9 217.7 39.9 217.7 2014, VI 0 0 18.9 103.1 18.9 103.1 2014, VII 0 0 2.0 10.8 2.0 10.8 2014, VIII 0 0 1.0 5.4 1.0 5.4 2014, IX 0 0 0.7 3.7 0.7 3.7 2014, X 0 0 38.0 209.8 38.0 209.8 2014, XI 0 0 60.0 332.0 60.0 332.0 ---------- ------- -------- -------- -------- ------- -------- Total 1,080.1 6,960.9 160.5 882.5 1,240.6 7,843.4 ---------- ------- -------- -------- -------- ------- -------- 2013, I–XI 3,055.3 20,219.8 8.2 54.4 3,063.5 20,274.2 trend, % -64.6 -65.6 +1,856.6 +1,522.7 -59.5 -61.3 -------------------------------------------------------------- [2014-12-04]