In January-June 2018 volume of trades on KASE decreased by 26.9 % to KZT64.8 trln ($198.6 bn)

/KASE, 17.07.18/ – In January-June 2018 the amount of trades on Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE) in all market sectors made up KZT64,830.6 bn (equivalent of USD198,649.5 mln) and decreased by 26.9 % (by 28.8 % in dollar terms) against the similar period of 2017. In comparison with previous six-month period (July -December) of 2017 the trades volume increased by 3.1%. 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–VI, 2018 I–VI, 2017 Тrend --------- --------- ------------- ------- ------------- Exchange market sector trades struc- Trades struc- Measuring volume ture, % volume ture,% currency % bn tenge --------------------------- --------- --------- - ------------- ------- - ---------- Securities market 1,475.3 2.3 649.7 1.6 +825.6 +127.1 Shares 94.4 0.1 90.6 0.2 +3.8 +4.2 – primary market 0.5 <0.1 7.6 <0.1 -7.1 -93.1 – secondary market 93.9 0.1 83.0 0.2 +10.9 +13.1 Corporate debt securities 420.3 0.6 101.1 0.2 +319.3 +315.9 – primary market 177.0 0.3 82.3 0.2 +94.7 +115.2 – secondary market 243.3 0.4 18.8 <0.1 +224.5 +1,194.0 Kazakhstan GS 633.1 1.0 437.4 1.1 +195.6 +44.7 – primary market 312.1 0.5 340.2 0.8 -28.2 -8.3 – secondary market 321.0 0.5 97.2 0.2 +223.8 +230.2 IFI bonds 50.0 0.1 20.2 <0.1 +29.8 +147.1 Investment trust securities 0.2 <0.1 0.3 <0.1 -0.1 -44.7 Derivatives 277.3 0.4 0 0 +277.3 x Foreign currency market 6,607.5 10.2 5,320.4 6.0 +1,287.1 +24.2 Money market 56,747.7 87.5 82,690.1 93.3 -25,942.4 -31.4 Repo transactions 37,886.6 58.4 35,822.8 40.4 +2,063.8 +5.8 – "nego" repo on GS 0 0 0 0 0 x – auto repo on GS 37,008.7 57.1 31,217.8 35.2 +5,790.8 +18.5 – "nego" repo on CS 80.3 0.1 82.5 0.1 -2.2 -2.6 – auto repo on CS 753.7 1.2 4,509.0 5.1 -3,755.3 -83.3 – repo with netting 43.8 0.1 13.4 <0.1 +30.4 +226.4 Currency swap transactions 18,861.1 29.1 46,867.3 52.9 -28,006.2 -59.8 – in US dollar 18,861.1 29.1 46,867.3 52.9 -28,006.2 -59.8 – 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 64,830.6 100.0 88,660.3 100.0 -23,829.7 -26.9 --------------------------- --------- --------- - ------------- ------- - -------------- mln US dollar --------------------------- --------- --------- - ------------- ------- - ------------------ Securities market 4,496.1 2.3 2,044.2 0.7 +2,452.0 +119.9 Shares 289.1 0.1 285.6 0.1 +3.5 +1.2 – primary market 1.6 <0.1 23.8 <0.1 -22.2 -93.3 – secondary market 287.5 0.1 261.8 0.1 +25.7 +9.8 Corporate debt securities 1,270.4 0.6 321.9 0.1 +948.5 +294.7 – primary market 528.9 0.3 262.9 0.1 +266.0 +101.2 – secondary market 741.5 0.4 59.0 <0.1 +682.5 +1,156.7 Kazakhstan GS 1,918.6 1.0 1,370.9 0.5 +547.7 +39.9 – primary market 946.3 0.5 1,066.9 0.4 -120.6 -11.3 – secondary market 972.3 0.5 304.0 0.1 +668.3 +219.8 IFI bonds 149.5 0.1 64.7 <0.1 +84.7 +130.8 Investment trust securities 0.6 <0.1 1.1 <0.1 -0.5 -46.9 Derivatives 868.0 0.4 0 0 +868.0 x Foreign currency market 20,221.9 10.2 16,749.7 6.0 +3,472.2 +20.7 Money market 173,931.5 87.6 260,276.1 93.3 -86,344.6 -33.2 Repo transactions 116,024.2 58.4 112,681.2 40.4 +3,343.0 +3.0 – "nego" repo on GS 0 0 0 0 0 x – auto repo on GS 113,334.4 57.1 98,200.6 35.2 +15,133.8 +15.4 – "nego" repo on CS 247.3 0.1 260.0 0.1 -12.7 -4.9 – auto repo on CS 2,308.4 1.2 14,178.2 5.1 -11,869.8 -83.7 – repo with netting 134.1 0.1 42.4 <0.1 +91.7 +216.2 Currency swap transactions 57,907.3 29.2 147,594.9 52.9 -89,687.6 -60.8 – in US dollar 57,907.3 29.2 147,594.9 52.9 -89,687.6 -60.8 – 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 198,649.5 100.0 279,070.0 100.0 -80,420.4 -28.8 ----------------------------------------------- ----------------------- ------------------- 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 [2018-07-17]