In January–February 2020 trading volume on KASE decreased by 11.8 % to KZT19.4 trln ($51.3 bn)

/KASE, March 11, 2020/ – In January–February 2020, the trading volume on Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE) in all market sectors made up KZT19,390.5 bn (equivalent of USD51,287.2 mln) and decreased by 11.8 % (by 11.9 % in dollar terms) YoY. In comparison with the preceding two-month period (November–December) of 2019 the trading volume increased by 2.4 %. The table below shows the trading volume (calculated by amounts raised) in 2020 broken down by market sector and comparison with indicators of the same period of 2019. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ I-II, 2020 I-II, 2019 Trend ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- Exchange market sector trades struc- trades struc- measuring in % volume ture, % volume ture, % currency --------------------------- -------- ------- -------- ------- --------- ------ bn tenge --------------------------- -------- ------- -------- ------- --------- ------ Securities market 393.5 2.0 1,583.2 7.2 -1,189.7 -75.1 Shares 21.4 0.1 21.2 0.1 +0.3 +1.2 – primary market 0 0 0 0 0 x – secondary market 21.4 0.1 21.2 0.1 +0.3 +1.2 Corporate debt securities 93.2 0.5 1,168.5 5.3 -1,075.3 -92.0 – primary market 74.7 0.4 647.8 2.9 -573.1 -88.5 – secondary market 18.4 0.1 520.7 2.4 -502.3 -96.5 GS 277.6 1.4 298.5 1.4 -20.9 -7.0 – primary market 257.3 1.3 239.8 1.1 +17.6 +7.3 – secondary market 20.3 0.1 58.8 0.3 -38.5 -65.5 IFI bonds 0.8 <0.1 93.5 0.4 -92.7 -99.1 – primary market 0 0 93.4 0.4 -93.4 -100.0 – secondary market 0.8 <0.1 0.1 <0.1 +0.7 +556.5 Investment trust securities 0.5 <0.1 0.1 <0.1 +0.5 +911.4 Derivatives 0 0 1.5 <0.1 -1.5 -100.0 Foreign currency market 1,703.0 8.8 1,778.5 8.1 -75.5 -4.2 Money market 17,294.0 89.2 18,626.5 84.7 -1,332.5 -7.2 Repo transactions 14,273.3 73.6 12,455.1 56.6 +1,818.2 +14.6 – auto repo on GS basket 13,997.9 72.2 12,218.4 55.6 +1,779.5 +14.6 – "nego" repo on GS 3.6 <0.1 0.9 <0.1 +2.7 +288.3 – auto repo on CS 122.9 0.6 180.2 0.8 -57.2 -31.8 – repo with netting 0 0 55.6 0.3 -55.6 -100.0 – auto repo with CCP 140.3 0.7 0 0 +140.3 x – nego repo with CCP 8.6 <0.1 0 0 +8.6 x Currency swap transactions 3,020.7 15.6 6,171.4 28.1 -3,150.7 -51.1 – in US dollar 3,020.7 15.6 6,171.4 28.1 -3,150.7 -51.1 – 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 19,390.5 100.0 21,988.3 100.0 -2,597.7 -11.8 --------------------------- -------- ------- -------- ------- --------- ------ US dollar, mln --------------------------- -------- ------- -------- ------- --------- ------ Securities market 1,042.1 2.0 4,169.2 7.2 -3,127.1 -75.0 Shares 56.7 0.1 56.0 0.1 +0.7 +1.2 – primary market 0 0 0 0 0 x – secondary market 56.7 0.1 56.0 0.1 +0.7 +1.2 Corporate debt securities 246.6 0.5 3,071.3 5.3 -2,824.8 -92.0 – primary market 197.7 0.4 1,699.9 2.9 -1,502.2 -88.4 – secondary market 48.8 0.1 1,371.4 2.4 -1,322.6 -96.4 GS 735.3 1.4 790.7 1.4 -55.4 -7.0 – primary market 681.7 1.3 634.2 1.1 +47.5 +7.5 – secondary market 53.6 0.1 156.5 0.3 -102.8 -65.7 IFI bonds 2.1 <0.1 247.0 0.4 -244.9 -99.1 – primary market 0 0 246.7 0.4 -246.7 -100.0 – secondary market 2.1 <0.1 0.3 <0.1 +1.8 +552.6 Investment trust securities 1.3 <0.1 0.1 <0.1 +1.2 +909.3 Securities 0 0 3.9 <0.1 -3.9 -100.0 Foreign currency market 4,501.4 8.8 4,714.7 8.1 -213.3 -4.5 Money market 45,743.6 89.2 49,349.8 84.7 -3,606.1 -7.3 Repo transactions 37,754.5 73.6 32,995.9 56.7 +4,758.6 +14.4 – auto repo on GS basket 37,026.2 72.2 32,368.4 55.6 +4,657.8 +14.4 – "nego" repo on GS 9.5 <0.1 2.4 <0.1 +7.0 +286.4 – auto repo on CS 324.8 0.6 477.7 0.8 -152.9 -32.0 – repo with netting 0 0 147.3 0.3 -147.3 -100.0 – auto repo with CCP 371.4 0.7 0 0 +371.4 x – nego repo with CCP 22.6 <0.1 0 0 +22.6 x Currency swap transactions 7,989.2 15.6 16,353.9 28.1 -8,364.7 -51.1 – in US dollar 7,989.2 15.6 16,353.9 28.1 -8,364.7 -51.1 – 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 51,287.2 100.0 58,233.7 100.0 -6,946.5 -11.9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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. [2020-03-11]