In January–February 2017 volume of trades on KASE increased by 49.7 % and made up KZT24.7 trln ($76.1 bn)

/KASE, March 3, 2017/ – In January–February 2017 the volume of trades on Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE) in all market sectors made up KZT24,676.7 bn (equivalent of USD76,102.0 mln) and increased by 49.7 % (67.9 % in dollar terms) against the similar period of 2016. In comparison with the previous two-month period (November–December 2016) the trades volume increased by 61.9 % (67.5 % in dollar terms). The table below shows the trades volume (calculated by amounts raised) for the first two months of 2017 by market sector and comparison with indicators of the same period of 2016. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I-II, 2017 I–II, 2016 Trend -------- ------- -------- ------- --------- -------- Market trades struc- trades struc- measuring in % sector volume ture, % volume ture, % currency --------------------------- -------- ------- -------- ------- --------- -------- bn KZT --------------------------- -------- ------- -------- ------- --------- -------- Foreign currency 12,981.6 52.6 9,216.5 55.9 +3,765.1 +40.9 including: spot-market 1,399.8 5.7 1,722.3 10.5 -322.4 -18.7 swap-market 11,581.7 46.9 7,494.2 45.5 +4,087.5 +54.5 Kazakhstan GS 219.5 0.9 193.4 1.2 +26.1 +13.5 including: primary market 169.0 0.7 180.0 1.1 -11.0 -6.1 secondary market 50.5 0.2 13.4 0.1 +37.1 +275.9 Shares 17.8 0.1 4.8 <0.1 +13.0 +271.6 Corporate debt securities 7.4 <0.1 10.0 0.1 -2.6 -26.4 Repo transactions: 11,450.4 46.4 7,054.2 42.8 +4,396.2 +62.3 including: autorepo on GS 10,151.1 41.1 7,031.6 42.7 +3,119.5 +44.4 "nego" repo on CS 14.4 0.1 0.9 <0.1 +13.6 +1,583.8 autorepo on CS 1,284.8 5.2 21.7 0.1 +1,263.1 +5,817.0 Investment funds securities <0.1 <0.1 0.1 <0.1 -<0.1 -36.4 Bonds of IFOs 0 0 0 0 0 X Futures 0 0 <0.1 0 -<0.1 -100.0 --------------------------- -------- ------- -------- ------- --------- -------- Total trades volume 24,676.7 100.0 16,479.0 100.0 +8,197.7 +49.7 --------------------------- -------- ------- -------- ------- --------- -------- mln USD --------------------------- -------- ------- -------- ------- --------- -------- Foreign currency 40,063.2 52.6 25,281.1 55.8 +14,782.1 +58.5 including: spot-market 4,337.1 5.7 4,750.2 10.5 -413.1 -8.7 swap-market 35,726.1 46.9 20,530.9 45.3 +15,195.2 +74.0 Kazakhstan GS 678.3 0.9 531.3 1.2 +146.9 +27.7 including: primary market 522.4 0.7 492.8 1.1 +29.5 +6.0 secondary market 155.9 0.2 38.5 0.1 +117.4 +305.3 Shares 54.7 0.1 13.3 <0.1 +41.5 +312.7 Corporate debt securities 22.6 <0.1 27.4 0.1 -4.8 -17.4 Repo transactions: 35,283.1 46.4 19,481.7 43.0 +15,801.4 +81.1 including: autorepo on GS 31,287.9 41.1 19,419.5 42.8 +11,868.4 +61.1 "nego" repo on CS 44.6 0.1 2.3 <0.1 +42.2 +1,824.8 autorepo on CS 3,950.6 5.2 59.8 0.1 +3,890.8 +6,503.3 Investment funds securities 0.1 <0.1 0.2 <0.1 -0.1 -28.8 Bonds of IFOs 0 0 0 0 0 X Futures 0 0 <0.1 0 -<0.1 -100.0 Total trades volume 76,102.0 100.0 45,334.9 100.0 +30,767.0 +67.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Notes to table: GS – government serial securities; UIT – Unit Investment Fund, corporate debt CS – corporate serial debt securities; 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. [2017-03-03]