In February number of individual accounts involved in shares transactions on KASE increased by 2 %

/KASE, March 13, 2017/ – In February 2017 the number of individual accounts involved in transactions in shares on Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE), increased by 2 % as compared to the previous month. While the percentage of individuals in the gross turnover of shares in monetary terms increased to 31.0 % from 48.6 % in January 2017. As of the end of February at Central Securities Depository JSC (hereinafter – CSD) there were 106,150 personal accounts opened by individuals, which is by 154 accounts more than at the end of the previous month, and by 1,290 accounts more than at the beginning of 2017. Below is information on the development of the number of individual accounts opened with the CSD involved in share trades on KASE ("Accounts in transactions"), gross-turnover of trade in shares in such accounts, their transaction percentage in the total gross-turnover of trade in shares in the mentioned month. -------------------------------------------------------------- Share in total Month Accounts Accounts in Gross-turnover, gross of 2017 with CD transactions* bn tenge* turnover, %* -------- -------- ------------- --------------- -------------- January 105,996 1,430 6.9 48.6 February 106,150 1,452 6.6 31.0 -------------------------------------------------------------- *without special trading sessions and major transactions The total gross-turnover of trade in shares on KASE in February made up KZT21.3 bn, the trade volume – KZT10.6 bn. [2017-03-13]