In January–June 2016 volume of GS trades on KASE increased by 14.9 % and made up KZT334.0 bn (USD950.3 mln)

/KASE, July 5, 2016/ – In January–June 2016 the volume of trading in government securities (GS) on Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE)* made up KZT334.0 bn (equivalent to USD950.3 mln) increasing by 14.9 % (decreasing by 39.6 % in dollar terms) against the respective period of 2015. In comparison with the previous six-month period (July–December 2015) the trades volume increased 2.4 times (1.4 times in dollar terms). The table below shows the trade volume in the mentioned exchange market sector in 2016, as well as comparable data of the previous year. ----------------------------------------------------------- Primary market Secondary market* Total* Year, -------------- ------------------ -------------- month bn KZT m USD bn KZT m USD bn KZT m USD ---------- ------ ------- --------- -------- ------ ------- 2016, I 180.0 492.8 0.8 2.1 180.8 495.0 2016, II 0 0 12.7 36.3 12.7 36.3 2016, III 0 0 0 0 0 0 2016, IV 0 0 93.5 278.1 93.5 278.1 2016, V 0 0 39.0 116.8 39.0 116.8 2016, VI 1.7 5.0 6.4 19.1 8.1 24.1 ---------- ------ ------- --------- -------- ------ ------- Total 181.7 497.9 152.3 452.5 334.0 950.3 ---------- ------ ------- --------- -------- ------ ------- 2015, I–VI 289.6 1,568.8 1.0 5.5 290.6 1,574.2 trend, % -37.3 -68.3 +14,951.0 +8,195.1 +14.9 -39.6 ----------------------------------------------------------- * excluding the repo transactions market deals. [2016-07-05]