In January-October 2019, trading volume in corporate bonds on KASE rose by 82.8 % to KZT2.5 trillion

/KASE, November 13, 2019/ – In January-October 2019, trading volume in corporate bonds on the Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE) made up KZT2,547.2 bn and rose by 82.8 % compared to relevant period of 2018. Trading volume dropped by 13.6 % compared to the previous ten-month period of 2018 (March-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 2019, X 403.2 4.3 407.6 ---------- -------------- ----------------- ------- Total 1,798.8 748.5 2,547.2 ---------- -------------- ----------------- ------- 2018, I-X 1,082.3 310.8 1,393.1 trend, % +66.2 +140.8 +82.8 --------------------------------------------------- * excluding transactions in the repo market [2019-11-13]