OREANDA-NEWS. In January 2016 the volume of trade in government securities (GS) on Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE)* made up KZT180.8 bn (equivalent of USD495.0 mln) and increased against the same period of 2015 by 17.5 % (decreased by 40.8 % in dollar terms).

In comparison with December 2015 the trades volume increased 202 times (180 times in dollar terms).

The table below shows the trade volume in the mentioned exchange market sector in January 2016 and comparative data of the similar month of last year.
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Primary market Secondary market* Total*
Year, -------------- ----------------- ------------
month bn KZT m USD bn KZT m USD bn KZT m USD
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2016, I 180.0 492.8 0.8 2.1 180.8 495.0
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2015, I 153.8 835.6 0.1 0.3 153.8 835.9
trend, % +17.1 -41.0 +1 167.0 +538.8 +17.5 -40.8
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* excluding deals on the repo transactions market.