Trading volume in corporate bonds on KASE rose by 17.6 % to KZT2.7 trillion in 2019

/KASE, January 21, 2020/ – In 2019, trading volume in corporate bonds on the Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE) made up KZT2,715.6 bn and rose by 17.6 % compared to 2018. 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 2019, XI 58.7 4.8 63.5 2019, XII 96.3 8.6 104.9 ----------- -------------- ---------------- ------- Total 1,953.7 761.9 2,715.6 ----------- -------------- ---------------- ------- 2018, I-XII 1,858.2 451.2 2,309.4 trend, % +5.1 +68.9 +17.6 --------------------------------------------------- * excluding transactions in the repo market [2020-01-21]