Uzbekistan, Tashkent, July 13 / Trend D. Azizov /
The Uzbek securities market's turnover as of the first half of 2012 has increased three-fold to 985.2 billion soums compared to the same period last year, the Center for Coordination and Control over the Securities Market told Trend today.
In particular, the process of placing securities on the primary market in January-June has increased by six times to 905.6 billion soums, or up to 92 percent of the total market.
The main volume of turnover in securities on the primary market ensured placing additional shares of privatized companies worth 765.9 billion soums compared to 23 billion soums the previous year.
The trading volume of the company's shares formed on the basis of private capital increased by 15 percent - up to 127.9 billion soums.
The turnover in corporate bonds on the primary market fell by 22.4 percent - to 11.8 billion soums in January - June this year.
The turnover of the secondary stock market in the first half of the year declined by 2.3 times - up 77.8 billion soums, corporate bonds - to 1.8 billion soums from 40.5 billion soums the previous year.
According to the Uzbek Central Depository, at present, about 7.7 billion units of securities of 1,308 companies for a total nominal value of 7.711.42 trillion soums, as well as 9.66 million units of corporate bonds at 254.4 billion soums issued by 30 issuers.
The infrastructure of the Uzbek stock market includes the Republican Stock Exchange "Tashkent", having 12 branches in the regions, Electronic OTC Trading System with "Elsis-Savdo" and Interbank trading system. The stock market serves a two-tier depository system, which includes the Central Depository and more than 30 second-tier depositories, settlement and clearing house "Elsis-clearing," more than 30 information-analytical, consulting, rating, evaluation and audit firms, 303 investment institutions.
The official exchange rate is 1.892.59/ $ 1 on July 13.