In January-March 2018 volume of trades on KASE decreased by 12.1 % to KZT33.8 trln ($104.7 bn)

/KASE, April 16, 2018/ – In January-March 2018 the amount of trades on Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE) in all market sectors made up KZT33,830.7 bn (equivalent of USD104,709.3 mln) and decreased by 12.1 % (by 12.6 % in dollar terms) against the similar period of 2017. In comparison with previous three-month period (December-March) of 2017 the trades volume increased by 4.1%. 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–III, 2018 I–III, 2017 Trend ----------------- ----------------- -------------------- --------- ------- --------- ------- --------- ---------- Exchange market sector trades struc- trades struc- measuring in % volume ture, % volume ture, % currency --------------------------- --------- ------- --------- ------- --------- ---------- bn tenge --------------------------- --------- ------- --------- ------- --------- ---------- Securities market 527.5 1.6 269.4 0.7 +258.0 +95.8 Shares 45.1 0.1 29.3 0.1 +15.8 +54.1 – primary market 0 0 1.1 <0.1 -1.1 -100.0 – secondary market 45.1 0.1 28.2 0.1 +17.0 +60.2 Corporate debt securities 77.8 0.2 9.5 <0.1 +68.3 +720.1 – primary market 55.8 0.2 0.9 <0.1 +55.0 +6,454.3 – secondary market 22.0 0.1 8.6 <0.1 +13.3 +154.5 Kazakhstan GS 130.5 0.4 230.6 0.6 -100.1 -43.4 – primary market 47.7 0.1 172.2 0.4 -124.5 -72.3 – secondary market 82.7 0.2 58.4 0.2 +24.4 +41.7 IFI bonds 0 0 0 0 0 x Investment trust securities 0.1 <0.1 0.1 <0.1 <-0.1 -41.1 Derivative securities 274.0 0.8 0 0 +274.0 x Foreign currency market 3,091.2 9.1 2,297.3 6.0 +793.9 +34.6 Money market 30,212.0 89.3 35,934.2 93.3 -5,722.2 -15.9 Repo transactions 18,968.2 56.1 17,471.7 45.4 +1,496.5 +8.6 – "nego" repo on GS 0 0 0 0 0 x – auto repo on GS 18,587.0 54.9 15,307.4 39.8 +3,279.6 +21.4 – "nego" repo on CS 42.1 0.1 27.3 0.1 +14.8 +54.3 – auto repo on CS 319.4 0.9 2,137.1 5.6 -1,817.7 -85.1 – repo with netting 19.8 0.1 <0.1 <0.1 +19.8 +168,196.9 Currency swap transactions 11,243.8 33.2 18,462.5 48.0 -7,218.7 -39.1 – in US dollar 11,243.8 33.2 18,462.5 48.0 -7,218.7 -39.1 – in euro 0 0 0 0 0 x Derivatives market 0 0 <0.1 <0.1 <-0.1 -100.0 Futures 0 0 <0.1 <0.1 <-0.1 -100.0 --------------------------- --------- ------- --------- ------- --------- ---------- TOTAL 33,830.7 100.0 38,501.0 100.0 -4,670.3 -12.1 --------------------------- --------- ------- --------- ------- --------- ---------- mln US dollar --------------------------- --------- ------- --------- ------- --------- ---------- Securities market 1,645.3 1.6 833.8 0.7 +811.5 +97.3 Shares 140.1 0.1 91.2 0.1 +49.0 +53.7 – primary market 0 0 3.6 <0.1 -3.6 -100.0 – secondary market 140.1 0.1 87.6 0.1 +52.5 +60.0 Corporate debt securities 241.3 0.2 29.3 <0.1 +212.0 +724.6 – primary market 173.0 0.2 2.5 <0.1 +170.4 +6,683.2 – secondary market 68.3 0.1 26.7 <0.1 +41.6 +155.8 Kazakhstan GS 405.8 0.4 713.1 0.6 -307.4 -43.1 – primary market 148.9 0.1 532.4 0.4 -383.5 -72.0 – secondary market 256.9 0.2 180.7 0.2 +76.2 +42.1 IFI bonds 0 0 0 0 0 x Investment trust securities 0.2 <0.1 0.3 <0.1 -0.1 -41.1 Derivative securities 857.9 0.8 0 0 +857.9 x Foreign currency market 9,562.1 9.1 7,176.7 6.0 +2,385.4 +33.2 Money market 93,501.9 89.3 111,823.8 93.3 -18,321.9 -16.4 Repo transactions 58,713.2 56.1 54,329.1 45.3 +4,384.1 +8.1 – "nego" repo on GS 0 0 0 0 0 x – auto repo on GS 57,532.4 54.9 47,594.4 39.7 +9,938.0 +20.9 – "nego" repo on CS 130.4 0.1 85.2 0.1 +45.2 +53.1 – auto repo on CS 989.2 0.9 6,649.5 5.5 -5,660.3 -85.1 – repo with netting 61.3 0.1 <0.1 <0.1 +61.2 +163,528.1 Currency swap transactions 34,788.7 33.2 57,494.7 48.0 -22,706.0 -39.5 – in US dollar 34,788.7 33.2 57,494.7 48.0 -22,706.0 -39.5 – in euro 0 0 0 0 0 x Derivatives market 0 0 <0.1 <0.1 <-0.1 -100.0 Futures 0 0 <0.1 <0.1 <-0.1 -100.0 --------------------------- --------- ------- --------- ------- --------- ---------- TOTAL 104,709.3 100.0 119,834.3 100.0 -15,125.1 -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 [2018-04-16]