In January 2018 volume of trades on KASE increased by 11.3 % to KZT12.4 trln ($38.0 bn)

/KASE, January 8, 2018/ – In January 2018 the amount of trades on Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE) in all market sectors made up KZT12,418.7 bn (equivalent of USD38,029.9 mln) and increased by 11.3 % (12.6 % in dollar terms) against the similar period of 2017. In comparison with December 2017 the trades volume increased by 9.8 %. The table below shows the trades volume (calculated by amounts raised) in 2018 by market sector and comparison with indicators of the same period of 2017. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ I, 2018 I, 2017 Trend ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- Exchange market sector trades struc- trades struc- measuring in % volume ture, % volume ture, % currency --------------------------- -------- ------- -------- ------- --------- ------ bn tenge --------------------------- -------- ------- -------- ------- --------- ------ Securities market 34.6 0.3 106.8 1.0 -72.2 -67.6 Shares 10.5 0.1 7.1 0.1 +3.4 +47.4 – primary market 0 0 0 0 0 x – secondary market 10.5 0.1 7.1 0.1 +3.4 +47.4 Corporate debt securities 8.3 0.1 4.5 <0.1 +3.8 +83.6 – primary market 5.0 <0.1 0.9 <0.1 +4.1 +481.3 – secondary market 3.3 <0.1 3.7 <0.1 -0.3 -8.9 Kazakhstan GS 15.8 0.1 95.1 0.9 -79.3 -83.4 – primary market 5.2 <0.1 72.2 0.6 -67.0 -92.7 – secondary market 10.5 0.1 22.9 0.2 -12.4 -54.0 IFI bonds 0 0 0 0 0 x Investment trust securities <0.1 <0.1 <0.1 <0.1 <-0.1 -21.1 Foreign currency market 1,244.8 10.0 555.2 5.0 +689.6 +124.2 Money market 11,139.3 89.7 10,499.3 94.1 +640.0 +6.1 Repo transactions 6,961.4 56.1 5,436.4 48.7 +1,525.0 +28.1 – "nego" repo on GS 0 0 0 0 0 x – auto repo on GS 6,819.4 54.9 4,844.2 43.4 +1,975.3 +40.8 – "nego" repo on CS 14.8 0.1 6.6 0.1 +8.3 +125.3 – auto repo on CS 120.2 1.0 585.7 5.2 -465.5 -79.5 – repo with netting 6.9 0.1 0 0 +6.9 x Currency swap transactions 4,177.9 33.6 5,062.9 45.4 -885.0 -17.5 – in US dollar 4,177.9 33.6 5,062.9 45.4 -885.0 -17.5 – in euro 0 0 0 0 0 x Derivatives market 0 0 0 0 0 x Futures 0 0 0 0 0 x --------------------------- -------- ------- -------- ------- --------- ------ TOTAL 12,418.7 100.0 11,161.3 100.0 +1,257.4 +11.3 --------------------------- -------- ------- -------- ------- --------- ------ mln US dollar --------------------------- -------- ------- -------- ------- --------- ------ Securities market 106.4 0.3 323.2 1.0 -216.8 -67.1 Shares 32.1 0.1 21.7 0.1 +10.5 +48.3 – primary market 0 0 0 0 0 x – secondary market 32.1 0.1 21.7 0.1 +10.5 +48.3 Corporate debt securities 25.4 0.1 13.7 <0.1 +11.7 +85.6 – primary market 15.1 <0.1 2.5 <0.1 +12.5 +491.7 – secondary market 10.3 <0.1 11.1 <0.1 -0.8 -7.5 Kazakhstan GS 48.8 0.1 287.8 0.9 -239.0 -83.0 – primary market 16.3 <0.1 218.7 0.6 -202.4 -92.6 – secondary market 32.6 0.1 69.2 0.2 -36.6 -52.9 IFI bonds 0 0 0 0 0 x Investment trust securities 0.1 <0.1 0.1 <0.1 <-0.1 -18.6 Foreign currency market 3,816.9 10.0 1,681.3 5.0 +2,135.6 +127.0 Money market 34,106.7 89.7 31,757.5 94.1 +2,349.1 +7.4 Repo transactions 21,307.8 56.0 16,444.1 48.7 +4,863.6 +29.6 – "nego" repo on GS 0 0 0 0 0 x – auto repo on GS 20,872.6 54.9 14,655.5 43.4 +6,217.1 +42.4 – "nego" repo on CS 45.5 0.1 20.0 0.1 +25.6 +127.9 – auto repo on CS 368.4 1.0 1,768.7 5.2 -1,400.3 -79.2 – repo with netting 21.2 0.1 0 0 +21.2 x Currency swap transactions 12,798.9 33.7 15,313.4 45.4 -2,514.5 -16.4 – in US dollar 12,798.9 33.7 15,313.4 45.4 -2,514.5 -16.4 – in euro 0 0 0 0 0 x Derivatives market 0 0 0 0 0 x Futures 0 0 0 0 0 x --------------------------- -------- ------- -------- ------- --------- ------ TOTAL 38,029.9 100.0 33,762.0 100.0 +4,267.9 +12.6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Notes to table: GS – government serial securities; IFI – international financial institutions; CS – corporate serial securities; "direct" 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 [2018-02-08]