In January-September 2019, trading volume in corporate bonds on KASE rose by 59.9% to KZT2.1 trillion

/KASE, October 16, 2019/ – In January-September 2019, trading volume in corporate bonds on the Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE) made up KZT2,139.7 bn and rose by 59.9% compared to relevant period of 2018. Trading volume dropped by 4.1 % compared to the previous nine-month period of 2018 (April-December). The table below shows trading volume (KZT in billions) in the said exchange market sector in 2019, and comparative data of 2018 (in secondary market sector share offering deals are possible). ---------------------------------------------------- Year, Primary market Secondary market Total* Month ----------- -------------- ----------------- ------- 2019, I 6.0 214.4 220.4 2019, II 641.9 306.3 948.1 2019, III 87.7 5.1 92.8 2019, IV 19.8 23.5 43.3 2019, V 21.4 26.2 47.6 2019, VI 160.3 92.3 252.6 2019, VII 203.1 17.7 220.8 2019, VIII 106.0 53.6 159.6 2019, IX 149.4 5.1 154.5 ----------- -------------- ----------------- ------- Total 1,395.5 744.2 2,139.7 ----------- -------------- ----------------- ------- 2018, I- IX 1,034.3 303.8 1 338.1 trend, % +34.9 +144.9 +59.9 --------------------------------------------------- * excluding transactions in the repo market [2019-10-16]