OREANDA-NEWS. In March 2015 the number of individual accounts involved in transactions in shares on Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE), decreased by 43 % as compared to the previous month. At the same time the percentage of individuals in the gross turnover of shares in monetary terms decreased to 53.7 % from 55.1 % in February.

As of the end of March there were 99,505 personal accounts at Central Securities Depository JSC (hereinafter – CD) opened by individuals, which is by 999 accounts more than at the end of the previous month, and by 44,651 account more than at the beginning of 2014.

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.

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                                                Share in total
Month    Accounts   Accounts in Gross-turnover,          gross
of 2015   with CD transactions*       bn tenge*   turnover, %*
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January    98,303         1,241             2.1           56.3
February   98,506         1,125             1.8           55.1
March      99,505           637             1.3           53.7
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* without special trading sessions and major transactions

The total gross-turnover of trade in shares on KASE in March decreased 29 % as compared to the previous month and made up KZT2.4 bn, the trade volume – KZT1.2 bn.