In January-February 2019 volume of trades on KASE decreased by 7.1 % to KZT22.0 trln ($58.2 bn)

/KASE, March 13, 2019/ – In January-February 2019 volume of trades on Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE) in all market sectors made up KZT21,988.3 bn (equivalent of USD58,233.7 mln) and decreased by 7.1 % (by 20.3 % in dollar terms) against the similar period of 2018. In comparison with previous two-month period (November-December) of 2018 the trades volume increased 2.3 times. The table below shows the trades volume (calculated by amounts raised) in 2019 by market sector and comparison with indicators of the same period of 2018. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I-II, 2019 I–II, 2018 Trend ---------------- ---------------- ------------------ -------- ------- -------- ------- --------- -------- Exchange market sector trades struc- trades struc- measuring in % volume ture, % volume ture, % currency --------------------------- -------- ------- -------- ------- --------- -------- bn tenge --------------------------- -------- ------- -------- ------- --------- -------- Securities market 1,583.2 7.2 415.5 1.8 +1,167.7 +281.0 Shares 21.2 0.1 25.8 0.1 -4.6 -18.0 – primary market 0 0 0 0 0 x – secondary market 21.2 0.1 25.8 0.1 -4.6 -18.0 Corporate debt securities 1,168.5 5.3 67.4 0.3 +1,101.1 +1,634.9 – primary market 647.8 2.9 55.8 0.2 +592.0 +1,060.7 – secondary market 520.7 2.4 11.5 <0.1 +509.1 +4,411.6 Kazakhstan GS 298.5 1.4 48.3 0.2 +250.3 +518.7 – primary market 239.8 1.1 7.1 <0.1 +232.6 +3,262.0 – secondary market 58.8 0.3 41.1 0.2 +17.6 +42.9 IFI bonds 93.5 0.4 0 0 +93.5 x Investment trust securities 0.1 <0.1 <0.1 <0.1 <0.1 +7.2 Derivative securities 1.5 <0.1 274.0 1.2 -272.5 -99.5 Foreign currency market 1,778.5 8.1 2,325.9 9.8 -547.4 -23.5 Money market 18,626.5 84.7 20,936.6 88.4 -2,310.1 -11.0 Repo transactions 12,455.1 56.6 12,736.7 53.8 -281.7 -2.2 – "nego" repo on GS 0 0 0 0 0 x – auto repo on GS 12,218.4 55.6 12,485.3 52.7 -266.9 -2.1 – "nego" repo on CS 0.9 <0.1 24.0 0.1 -23.1 -96.2 – auto repo on CS 180.2 0.8 213.5 0.9 -33.3 -15.6 – repo with netting 55.6 0.3 14.0 0.1 +41.6 +297.8 Currency swap transactions 6,171.4 28.1 8,199.8 34.6 -2,028.4 -24.7 – in US dollar 6,171.4 28.1 8,199.8 34.6 -2,028.4 -24.7 – in euro 0 0 0 0 0 x – in ruble 0 0 0 0 0 x Derivatives market 0 0 0 0 0 x Futures 0 0 0 0 0 x --------------------------- -------- ------- -------- ------- --------- -------- TOTAL 21,988.3 100.0 23,678.0 100.0 -1,689.8 -7.1 --------------------------- -------- ------- -------- ------- --------- -------- mln US dollar --------------------------- -------- ------- -------- ------- --------- -------- Securities market 4,169.2 7.2 1,295.6 1.8 +2,873.6 +221.8 Shares 56.0 0.1 79.9 0.1 -23.8 -29.8 – primary market 0 0 0 0 0 x – secondary market 56.0 0.1 79.9 0.1 -23.8 -29.8 Corporate debt securities 3,071.3 5.3 208.7 0.3 +2,862.6 +1,371.3 – primary market 1,699.9 2.9 173.0 0.2 +1,527.0 +882.8 – secondary market 1,371.4 2.4 35.8 <0.1 +1,335.6 +3,733.5 Kazakhstan GS 790.7 1.4 148.9 0.2 +641.8 +431.0 – primary market 634.2 1.1 22.2 <0.1 +612.1 +2,759.4 – secondary market 156.5 0.3 126.7 0.2 +29.8 +23.5 IFI bonds 247.0 0.4 0 0 +247.0 x Investment trust securities 0.1 <0.1 0.1 <0.1 <0.0 -8.6 Derivative securities 3.9 <0.1 857.9 1.2 -854.0 -99.5 Foreign currency market 4,714.7 8.1 7,175.7 9.8 -2,461.0 -34.3 Money market 49,349.8 84.7 64,556.3 88.4 -15,206.5 -23.6 Repo transactions 32,995.9 56.7 39,262.6 53.8 -6,266.7 -16.0 – "nego" repo on GS 0 0 0 0 0 x – auto repo on GS 32,368.4 55.6 38,486.9 52.7 -6,118.4 -15.9 – "nego" repo on CS 2.4 <0.1 74.0 0.1 -71.5 -96.7 – auto repo on CS 477.7 0.8 658.7 0.9 -181.0 -27.5 – repo with netting 147.3 0.3 43.1 0.1 +104.3 +242.1 Currency swap transactions 16,353.9 28.1 25,293.7 34.6 -8,939.8 -35.3 – in US dollar 16,353.9 28.1 25,293.7 34.6 -8,939.8 -35.3 – in euro 0 0 0 0 0 x – in ruble 0 0 0 0 0 x Derivatives market 0 0 0 0 0 x Futures 0 0 0 0 0 x --------------------------- -------- ------- -------- ------- --------- -------- TOTAL 58,233.7 100.0 73,027.6 100.0 -14,793.9 -20.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. [2019-03-13]