29.01.2010

At the press conference held today, on January 29, CEO NASDAQ OMX Armenia Armen Melikyan announced the market results for 2009. Despite the effects of the global financial crisis, some of the exchange markets in Armenia even saw  a growth compared to the previous year.

Thus, corporate bonds, the best performing market of the year, was up 4.7 times to AMD 10.55 billion. Government bonds trading was also active at AMD 2.4 billion, an increase by 43% over 2008, and annual trading in repurchase agreements (REPO), which was only launched in December 2008, exceeded AMD 5 billion. During 2009, currency equivalent to AMD 372.93 billion was traded representing a 10% increase over the same of 2008.

The stock market was the least active exchange market in 2009: total value of trading in stocks on the exchange amounted to AMD 98 million, a decrease by 63% compared to the indicator of 2008. At the end of 2009, market capitalization stood at AMD 53.1 billion.  

Download the Press Release on annual results 2009 (pdf, 134kB)

Download a presentation with a summary of market results for 2009 (pdf, 1.32mB)

14.01.2010

With effect from January 15, 2010, RENESA cjsc will provide buy and sell prices for the third issue of nominal coupon bonds of ARARATBANK ojsc, which was listed on NASDAQ OMX Armenia on January 12, 2010 under ticker symbol ARBKB3.

As the market maker of ARARATBANK bonds, RENESA will enhance their liquidity ensuring that investors are always able to buy and sell the bonds in the secondary market.

It has to be noted that RENESA was also the market maker of the second issue of the bank’s bonds, which was redeemed in December 2009.

13.01.2010

The first issue of HSBC Bank Armenia cjsc bonds (HSBCB1) with total value of AMD 1 billion is redeemed on January 13, 2010.  The bonds were included in the Bbond list of NASDAQ OMX Armenia.

11.01.2010

Starting January 12, 2010, nominal coupon bonds issued by ARARATBANK open joint stock company will be listed and included in the Bbond list of NASDAQ OMX Armenia. This third issue of the bank's bonds comprises 25,000 bonds with nominal value AMD 10,000, maturity 18 months and annual yield of 10%. The issue will be traded under ARBKB3 ticker symbol.

It is worth noting that ARARATBANK has a proven history as an issuer with securities traded on the stock exchange: the second issue of its corporate bonds was included in NASDAQ OMX Armenia's Bbond list and was just redeemed on December 24, 2009, and the stocks of the company are currently admitted to exchange trading under ticker symbol ARBK.