In January–July 2017 FX value traded on KASE increased 2.0 % to KZT6.3 trln ($19.8 bn)

/KASE, August 9, 2017/ – In January–July 2017 the FX value of foreign currencies traded on the spot market of Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE) made KZT6,325.4 bn (USD19,838.1 mln) and increased 2.0 % (10.4 % in dollar terms) against the corresponding period of 2016. In comparison with the previous seven-month period (June–December 2016) the value traded increased 6.3 % (12.8 % in dollar terms). Below is a table of KASE FX spot market indicators in 2017 with a breakdown by currency pair (m of units of the first currency in each pair), and comparative data of 2016. ------------------------------------------------------------ Value traded ---------------------------------------- Year, -------- ------- ------- Total, month USD/KZT EUR/KZT RUB/KZT EUR/USD CNY/KZT KZT bn ----------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- 2017, I 1,630.9 17.3 1,807.1 0 11.5 555.2 2017, II 2,630.2 4.2 1,152.4 0 11.0 844.6 2017, III 2,822.4 3.3 683.5 0 13.2 897.5 2017, IV 2,709.0 5.6 722.5 0 10.5 852.3 2017, V 3,324.8 3.6 957.5 0 7.8 1,049.3 2017, VI 3,480.0 3.1 720.3 0 9.2 1,121.5 2017, VII 3,070.4 1.6 938.8 0 2.9 1,005.0 ----------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- Total 19,667.6 38.4 6,982.1 0 65.9 6,325.4 ----------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- 2016, I-VII 17,843.4 13.8 7,566.8 2.1 41.0 6,203.8 trend, % +10.2 +178.9 -7.7 -100.0 +60.8 +2.0 ------------------------------------------------------------ The weighted average USD/KZT rate based on all exchange dealings in the period from January 4, 2017 to July 31, 2017 was KZT318.83 per US dollar. [2017-08-09]