/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.

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                                        Value traded        
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Year,       -------- ------- -------                  Total,
month        USD/KZT EUR/KZT RUB/KZT EUR/USD CNY/KZT  KZT bn
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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
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Total       19,667.6    38.4 6,982.1       0    65.9 6,325.4
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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
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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]