OREANDA-NEWS. In October 2015 the number of individual accounts involved in shares transactions on Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE), increased by 10 % compared with the previous month. At the same time the percentage of individuals in the gross turnover of shares in monetary terms increased to 58.5 % from 55.0 % in September.

As of the end of October there were 102,171 personal accounts at Central Securities Depository JSC (hereinafter – CD) opened by individuals, which is by 199 accounts more than at the end of the previous month, and by 14,113 accounts more than at the beginning of 2015.

Below is information on the dynamics of the number of individual accounts opened with the CD 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
April      100,027       **1,105           **2.5         **56.6
May        100,675         1,409             2.2           55.3
June       101,065         2,540             4.9           53.0
July       101,470         2,310             4.0           65.2
August     101,709         1,402             2.5           59.3
September  101,972         1,999             6.8           55.0
October    102,171         2,206             4.3           58.5
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* without special trading sessions, major deals and deals concluded according to scheme T+2;

** without taking into account results of subscription to ordinary shares of BAST JSC. Taking into account the results of the subscription the number of individual accounts makes up 1,447, gross-turnover – KZT2.8 bn, the share of individuals in the gross turnover – 55.6 %;

The total gross-turnover of trade in shares on KASE in October made up KZT7.3 bn, the trade volume – KZT3.7 bn.