OREANDA-NEWS. In January–September 2015 the volume of trading in government securities (GS) on Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE)* made up KZT396.5 bn (equivalent to USD2,143.0 mln) decreasing by 59.6 % (by 60.7 % in dollar terms) against the corresponding period of 2014.

In comparison with the previous nine-month period (April–December 2014) the trades volume decreased by 52.6 % (by 53.3 % in dollar terms).

The chart below shows the trade volume in the mentioned exchange market sector in 2015 with the breakdown by month and comparative data of the previous year.



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Year,       Primary market Secondary market*         Total*
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month       bn KZT   m USD    bn KZT   m USD bn KZT   m USD
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2015, I      153.8   835.6       0.1     0.3  153.8   835.9
2015, II      70.1   378.6         0       0   70.1   378.6
2015, III     65.3   351.9       0.3     1.4   65.5   353.3
2015, IV         0       0       0.6     3.5    0.6     3.5
2015, V        0.2     0.8         0       0    0.2     0.8
2015, VI       0.4     1.9       0.1     0.3    0.4     2.2
2015, VII    100.0   536.8       5.9    31.9  105.9   568.8
2015, VIII       0       0