In July, the SEC OTC Turnover Decreased
In July of this year, the National Depository Center (NDC) recorded transactions on purchase and sale of corporate securities in the amount of 1 million 658.7 thousand manat at face value, which is 60.5% less than in the comparable period of 2011.
Outside the stock exchange were concluded 24 transactions, or 33 units less than in July 2011.
NDC released a report on the operations in July this year, according to which the volume of transactions on the SEC was 63.8 million manat, and placement in the primary market - 29.1 million manat.
Azerbaijan has two depositories. LLC Corporate Trust Agency does not publish data on OTC transactions. - 08B-
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