Astana International Exchange (“AIX”, “Exchange”) is pleased to announce that today, as part of the Air Astana IPO, AIX with the support of Freedom Broker as a market maker, provided Kazakhstani investors with the opportunity of conditional trading for the first time ever in Kazakhstan.
This is an innovation for Kazakhstan’s stock market – local investors are able to trade on the home exchange 5 days ahead of the actual allocation into their account of the shares they subscribed to during the IPO. Such an opportunity is available in Global Depositary Receipts (GDRs) as well as Common Shares with the settlement in US dollars. Investors’ sentiment was very positive, and it is proven by the numbers for the first day of conditional trading.
First day of Conditional Trading Results:
- On the seventh minute after the beginning of conditional trading, the amount traded was $200k.
- During the first hour the sum of deals exceeded $3m.
- Closing price of GDR – $9.41; share price – $2.47, which is up 4%.
- Total value – $3.8m.
Conditional trading will continue on February 12-14, 2024, and move into regular (unconditional) trading on February 15, 2024.
Real-time market data is available on the AIX website at the Market Watch web page (https://market.aix.kz/ ).
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AIX was formed in 2017 within the Astana International Financial Centre development framework. AIX shareholders are AIFC, the Shanghai stock exchange, the Silk Road Fund, and NASDAQ, which also provides the AIX trading platform. The exchange operates within a regulatory environment based on the principles of English Law, thus providing a reliable investment environment. The mission of AIX is to develop an active capital market in Kazakhstan and the region by providing clear and favorable conditions for attracting financing to private and public businesses. AIX develops special segments for mining companies as well as infrastructure projects under the Belt and Road initiative. www.aix.kz
The Astana International Financial Centre (AIFC) is an independent jurisdiction that started (AIFC) is an independent jurisdiction with a favourable legal and regulatory environment and a developed infrastructure for starting and doing business, attracting investment, creating jobs and developing Kazakhstan’s economy. www.aifc.kz