In January–August 2016 volume of trades on KASE increased by 12.8 % and made up KZT66.5 trln ($192.6 bn)

/KASE, September 2, 2016/ – In January–August 2016 the volume of trades on Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE) in all market sectors made up KZT66,497.5 bn (equivalent of USD192,611.9 mln) and increased by 12.8 % against the similar period of 2015 (decreased by 38.8 % in dollar terms). In comparison with the previous eight-month period (May–December 2015) the trade volume increased by 23.3 % (decreased by 13.9 % in dollar terms). The table below shows the trades volume (calculated by amounts raised) in the first eight months of 2016 by market sector and comparative data of the same period of 2015. --------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------- I–VIII, 2016 I–VIII, 2015 Trend --------- ------- --------- ------- --------- ------- Market trades struc- trades struc- measuring in % sector volume ture, % volume ture, % currency --------------------------- --------- ------- - --------- ------- --------- ------- bn KZT --------------------------- --------- ------- - --------- ------- --------- ------- Foreign currency 25,034.1 37.6 44,510.1 75.5 -19476.0 -43.8 including: spot-market 7,182.5 10.8 7,212.0 12.2 -29.5 -0.4 swap-market 17,851.5 26.8 37,298.1 63.3 -19446.5 -52.1 Kazakhstan GS 398.2 0.6 396.5 0.7 +1.7 +0.4 including: primary market 213.0 0.3 389.6 0.7 -176.6 -45.3 secondary market 185.2 0.3 7.0 <0.1 +178.3 +2560.1 Shares 96.9 0.1 869.2 1.5 -772.3 -88.9 Corporate debt securities 381.1 0.6 669.6 1.1 -288.5 -43.1 Repo transactions: 40,586.7 61.0 12,498.9 21.2 +28087.8 +224.7 including: autorepo on GS 40,465.1 60.9 12,462.8 21.1 +28002.3 +224.7 "nego" repo on CS 8.4 <0.1 1.6 <0.1 +6.7 +414.7 autorepo on CS 113.3 0.2 34.5 0.1 +78.8 +228.5 Investment funds securities 0.5 <0.1 0 0 +0.5 X! Futures <0.1 <0.1 0 0 <+0.1 X --------------------------- --------- ------- - --------- ------- --------- ------- Total trades volume 66,497.5 100.0 58,944.4 100.0 +7553.2 +12.8 --------------------------- --------- ------- - --------- ------- --------- ------- mln USD --------------------------- --------- ------- - --------- ------- --------- ------- Foreign currency 71,773.2 37.3 237,760.1 75.5 -165986.8 -69.8 including: spot-market 20,815.3 10.8 38,315.9 12.2 -17500.5 -45.7 swap-market 50,957.9 26.5 199,444.2 63.4 -148486.3 -74.5 Kazakhstan GS 1,135.9 0.6 2,143.0 0.7 -1007.1 -47.0 including: primary market 587.8 0.3 2,105.6 0.7 -1517.8 -72.1 secondary market 548.1 0.3 , 37.4 <0.1 +510.7 +1365.9 Shares 285.2 0.1 4,633.3 1.5 -4348.1 -93.8 Corporate debt securities 1,109.9 0.6 3,573.6 1.1 -2463.7 -68.9 Repo transactions: 118,306.2 61.4 66,682.1 21.2 +51624.1 +77.4 including: autorepo on GS 117,952.1 61.2 66,494.0 21.1 +51458.1 +77.4 "nego" repo on CS 24.4 <0.1 8.6 <0.1 +15.8 +184.3 autorepo on CS 329.7 0.2 179.5 0.1 +150.2 +83.7 Investment funds securities 1.5 <0.1 0 0 +1.49 X Futures <0.1 <0.1 0 0 <+0.1 X --------------------------- --------- ------- - --------- ------- --------- ------- Total trades volume 192,611.9 100.0 314,792.1 100.0 -122180.1 -38.8 --------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------- Notes to table: GS – government serial securities; UIT – Unit Investment Fund, CS – corporate serial securities; corporate debt CS – corporate serial debt securities; "nego" repo – repo transactions carried out by "direct" method (with conclusion of direct opening and closing repo deals); auto repo – repo transactions carried out automatically; 'n/t' – no trade held. Trade volume is calculated on all executed exchange deals, concluded by any possible KASE trade method. [2016-09-02]