In January-September 2019, GS trading on KASE rose by 22.3% to KZT1.6 trillion

/KASE, October 16, 2019/ – In January-September 2019, trading volume in government securities (GS) on the Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE) made up KZT1,626.1 bn and rose by 22.3 % compared to relevant period of 2018. Trading volume rose by 7.4 % 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. -------------------------------------------------- Year, Primary market Secondary market Total* month ---------- -------------- ---------------- ------- 2019, I 115.9 23.8 139.6 2019, II 123.9 35.0 158.9 2019, III 124.7 40.4 165.1 2019, IV 123.8 50.0 173.8 2019, V 144.4 32.1 176.5 2019, VI 256.5 36.2 292.7 2019, VII 348.8 32.0 380.8 2019, VIII 39.9 29.6 69.6 2019, IX 38.1 31.1 69.2 ---------- -------------- ---------------- ------- Total 1,316.0 310.1 1,626.1 ---------- -------------- ---------------- ------- 2018, I-IX 738.5 590.9 1,329.3 trend, % +78.2 -47.5 +22.3 -------------------------------------------------- * excluding transactions in the repo market [2019-10-16]