YEREVAN, August 10. /ARKA/. The Armenian Securities Exchange (AMX) said the trade value of the Armenian government bonds traded in the primary market in 2020 July has grown by 46% from the same month in 2019 to 80.8 billion drams.

According to an AMX statement, in July 2020, the trade value of government bonds traded in the secondary market amounted to 1.7 billion drams. The average amount of a transaction was 40.8 million drams. The total market value has grown by 30% over the reporting period.

The trade value of corporate bonds traded at the exchange was 215.6 million drams. The trade value of corporate bonds in the secondary market for the period under review amounted to about 1.6 billion drams with 110 transactions being carried out. The average transaction was worth about 14 million drams. The total market value of corporate bonds amounted to about 399 billion drams, an increase of 148% over the same period last year.

The total volume of transactions with shares amounted to 7 million drams, while the average amount of a transaction was 1.2 billion drams.

The volume of REPO transactions exceeded 3 billion drams, which is 437% more than in the same period in 2019. The number of transactions grew by a record 527%, while the average size of a transaction amounted to more than 27 million drams.

“The uninterrupted operation of Armenian Securities Exchange under the state of emergency declared in the country is an important guarantee for the stability and normal development of the Armenian financial markets,” AMX said.

Armenia Securities Exchange is Armenia’s only securities exchange, and it also runs the Central Depository of Armenia, helping investors raise capital for 18 years. It aims to promote an attractive business environment to engage local and international partners by developing and introducing business-friendly products and services across trading, clearing, settlement and pension administration. ($1 - 485 AMD). --0--