Turnover of Kazatomprom securities on AIX amounted to almost USD 16 mln since IPO

AIFC Authority

15 March 2019 00:00:00

Astana International Exchange (AIX) presents its market operational update for the first four months of operation from 14 November 2018 to 14 March 2019.

For the indicated period, turnover of JSC “NAC “Kazatomprom” (Kazatomprom) securities on AIX amounted to over $15.9 mln. Turnover in ordinary shares was 5.4 bln tenge (1,101,537 shares), in global depository receipts – $1.7 mln (130,142 GDRs). The average monthly volume of trading in shares and GDRs of Kazatomprom on AIX almost reaches $4 million. The velocity was 50% for shares and 95% for GDRs in February which is a high level for a frontier market. 66% of the trade turnover on securities of Kazatomprom on AIX is provided by retail investors.

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AIX. Astana International Exchange (AIX) was formed in 2017 as part of the development of the Astana International Financial Centre, AIFC. On the 14th November 2018, the first trading session on AIX has been launched by the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev. AIX’s shareholders include AIFC, Goldman Sachs, Shanghai Stock Exchange, the Silk Road Fund and NASDAQ, which also provides AIXs trading platform. www.aix.kz

AIFC. The AIFC was established on the initiative of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev. In December 2015 President Nazarbayev approved the Constitutional Statute “On the Astana International Financial Centre” (AIFC). The aim of the AIFC is to establish a leading international centre for financial services. The objectives of the AIFC are to attract investment into the economy through the establishment of an attractive environment for investment in financial services, develop local capital markets, ensuring their integration with the international capital markets. www.aifc.kz