/KASE, June 10, 2021/ – In January-May 2021, the volume of trading in government securities (GS) on Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE)* made up KZT1,458.0 bn decreasing by 16.4 % YoY.

Compared with the preceding five-month period (August-December) of 2020, the trading volume decreased by 13.4 %.

The table below shows the trading volume (bn KZT) in the mentioned exchange market sector in 2021 and comparative data of 2020.

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Year,       
month       Primary market Secondary market*  Total*                                        
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2021, I              274.3              68.1   342.3
2021, II             238.5              60.5   299.0
2021, III            212.5              71.0   283.4
2021, IV             106.1             159.5   265.6
2021, V              212.5              55.3   267.7
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Grand total        1,043.7             414.3 1,458.0
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2020, I-V          1,295.8             448.3 1,744.1
trend, %             -19.4              -7.6   -16.4
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* excluding deals on repo market.

[2021-06-10]