Tashkent, Uzbekistan, Oct.23
By Demir Azizov- Trend:

The turnover of the Uzbek Republican Stock Exchange (RSE) Toshkent increased by 32.4 percent in January-September 2014, compared to the same period last year, and amounted to 68.631 billion soums, the stock exchange told Trend Oct.23.

The official exchange rate on October 23 is 2379.75 UZS / USD.

Some 151.068 million securities (39.4 percent decrease) of 100 issuers were sold at the stock exchange auctions in January - September 2014 (101 issuers in 2013). In particular, it amounts to 151.062 million units of shares (an increase of 47.1 percent) of the 97 JSC (96 JSC in January - September 2013) for a total amount of 61.2 billion sums (33 percent increase), and 6,700 of pieces of corporate bonds (1.3 times increase) of the 5 issuers totaling 7,283 billion soums (27.8 percent increase).

The share of the primary securities market in the exchange turnover structure made up 57.8 percent compared to 53.3 percent in the previous year, the turnover of primary market of securities increased by 65.5 percent - up to 45.665 billion soums.

The additional emission of shares in the structure of the primary securities market made up 100 percent - 39.632 billion soums (21.9 billion soums in 2013). State shares of privatized enterprises were not put on RSE auctions in January - September 2014.

Secondary market share amounted to 42.2 percent versus 46.7 percent in 2013, and its turnover fell by 5.1 percent - to 22.966 billion soums.

More than 80 percent of the total stock exchange turnover on securities in the industrial structure in January - September 2014 fell on the shares of companies of the financial sector - banks, insurance companies and leasing companies.

The sale of securities on FCC was not implemented at the RSE "Toshkent" in January - September, 2014.

Toshkent stock exchange was established in 1994. Its founders are investment, brokerage and insurance companies, as well as the State Property Management Committee of Uzbekistan.

The stock exchange organizes primary placement and secondary trading of assets and bonds of privatized companies with approximately 370 issuers being allowed to participate in trading. More than 100 investment institutions are members.

Total trade turnover at the stock exchange decreased by 45.4 percent in 2013 compared to the same indicator of 2012 to 93.2 billion soums.