In January–June 2015 volume of trades on KASE repo transaction market increased 2.2 times and made up KZT10,614.0 bn ($57.4 bn)

/KASE, July 3, 15/ – In January–June 2015 the volume of trades on the repo transaction market of Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE) made up KZT10,614.0 bn (equivalent to USD57,355.4 mln) and increased 2.2 times against the similar period of 2014 (2.1 times in dollar terms). In comparison with the previous six-month period (July–December 2014) the trade volume increased by 63.3 % (60.5 % in dollar terms). The table below shows the trade volume (calculated on amounts raised) in this exchange market sector in 2015 with the breakdown by month and sector, and comparative data of 2014 similar month (KZT bn, unless otherwise specified). -------------------------------------------------------- Auto repo Nego repo Trade volume Year, -------------- ------------ ----------------- month CS GS CS GS bn KZT m USD ---------- ----- -------- ----- ------ -------- -------- 2015, I 0.8 2,698.8 0.1 0 2,699.7 14,679.1 2015, II 2.7 2,561.0 <0.1 0 2,563.7 13,862.8 2015, III 3.2 1,419.2 <0.1 0 1,422.4 7,674.8 2015, IV 3.1 1,690.1 0.2 0 1,693.4 9,116.6 2015, V 2.7 1,434.5. 0.1 0 1,437.2 7,735.1 2015, VI 8.3 789.1 0.2 0 797.5 4,286.9 ---------- ----- -------- ----- ------ -------- -------- Total 20.7 10,592.7 0.6 0 10,614.0 57,355.4 ---------- ----- -------- ----- ------ -------- -------- 2014, I–VI 127.0 4,601.6 1.4 0.1 4,730.1 27,008.2 trend, % -83.7 +130.2 -55.5 -100.0 +124.4 +112.4 -------------------------------------------------------- CS – corporate serial securities; GS – government serial securities; nego repo – repo transactions carried out directly (with conclusion of nego opening and closing deals). [2015-07-03]