/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.

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                   Currency             Stock                  
                    futures           futures            Total
Year,      ---------------- ----------------- ----------------
month      mln KZT  th. USD  mln KZT  th. USD mln KZT  th. USD
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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
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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
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[2014-12-04]