In H1 of 2019, the Armenian Stock Exchange registered an increase in  almost all indicators

ArmInfo.According to the results of the h1 of 2019, the AMX stock exchange on the securities market registered an increase in almost all indicators. This is  stated in the official message of the exchange.

According to the report, in comparison with the h1 of 2018, interest  in corporate bonds has grown. In particular, during the reporting  period of the previous year, the volume of corporate securities  admitted to trading amounted to 126 billion drams, while in YOY terms  this figure increased by 27% to 160 billion drams. At the same time,  the volume of trade increased - by 41%, reaching 12.5 billion drams.  The number of transactions increased by 20% to 72. As a result, the  ratio of corporate bonds and obligations recorded an increase of  0.28% per annum.

Against this background, no such activity is observed on the  government bond market for the reporting period. In particular, the  volume of emissions decreased by 5.57%, while the number of  transactions doubled. However, the number of transactions in the  system of the state treasury depository increased, including using  the gp.minfin.am platform.

During the h1 of 2019, the largest auction on the placement of  government bonds of Armenia with a total volume of 40 billion drams  from the beginning of 2017 was also held.

According to the report, the largest in terms of bond issues on the  Armenian securities market are accounted for by AMX members,  including Ameriabank (38.3 billion drams), Armswissbank (22.3 billion  drams), and Converse Bank (13.48 billion drams).

The number of repo transactions compared to the same period last year  increased by almost 4 tfold, reaching 217.

As a result of the comparison, over the past two years in h1 of 2019  there was no significant increase in the volume of sales of shares  (only 11.61%).

To recall, the Armenia Stock Exchange OJSC (formerly NASDAQ OMX  Armenia) is the only stock exchange operating in Armenia. For about  ten years now, being the organized securities market of Armenia, the  exchange offers market participants a fully automated electronic  trading platform.

Currently, the stock exchange trades in shares, corporate and  government bonds, foreign currency, credit resources, as well as the  conclusion of repos and swaps. The regulating and controlling body of  the stock exchange is the Central Bank of Armenia.