In July number of individual accounts involved in shares transactions on KASE decreased by 22.3 %

/KASE, August 10, 2017/ – In July 2017 the number of individual accounts involved in transactions in shares on Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE), decreased by 22.3 % as compared to the previous month. While the percentage of individuals in the gross turnover of shares in monetary terms increased to 53.7 % from 53.0 % in June 2017. As of the end of July at Central Securities Depository (hereinafter – CSD) there were 108,714 personal accounts opened by individuals, which is by 269 accounts more than at the end of the previous month, and by 3,854 accounts more than at the beginning of 2017. Below is information on the development of the number of individual accounts opened with the CSD involved in share trades on KASE ("Accounts in transactions"), gross-turnover of trade in shares in such accounts, their transaction percentage in the total gross-turnover of trade in shares in the mentioned month. -------------------------------------------------------------- Share in total Month Accounts Accounts in Gross-turnover, gross of 2017 with CD transactions* bn tenge* turnover, %* -------- -------- ------------- --------------- -------------- January 105,996 1,430 6.9 48.6 February 106,150 1,450 5.1 31.0 March 106,744 **1,403 **7.8 **61.9 April 107,051 1,491 7.1 49.7 May 107,338 2,174 11.5 60.3 June 108,445 3,267 ***10.1 53.0 July 108,714 2,538 20.9 53.7 -------------------------------------------------------------- *without special trading sessions and major transactions **without taking into account results of subscription to ordinary shares of BAST (gross-turnover – KZT8.9 bn, the share of individuals in the gross turnover – 59.9 %) ***without taking into account results of subscription to ordinary shares of Bank of Astana (gross-turnover – KZT16.2 bn, the share of individuals in the gross turnover – 50.5 %) The total gross-turnover of trade in shares on KASE in July made up KZT242.7 bn, the trade volume – KZT121.3 bn. [2017-08-10]