Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) — In the second quarter of 2025, the total trading volume on Uzbekistan’s stock market reached 9.11 trillion soums (equivalent to US$708.81 million), marking a 19-fold increase year-on-year, or a growth of 8.62 trillion soums, according to the press service of the stock exchange.

Of this amount, transactions involving securities listed on the exchange’s quotation list accounted for 4.30 trillion soums (US$334.96 million), representing 47.13% of the total volume. The remaining portion came from the organized over-the-counter market — the Non-Listed Trading Platform (NLTP).

The total number of transactions executed during the quarter was 82,006 — a decrease of 34.43% (or 43,060 transactions) compared to the same period in 2024. Of these, 67,596 trades involved securities on the exchange’s quotation list. The average daily trading volume stood at 144.66 billion soums (US$11.25 million), with an average of 1,302 transactions per day.

By the end of the quarter, the UCI index had declined by 2.02%, closing at 639.75 points.

The stock market displayed notable activity during the quarter, with trading volumes reaching 4.02 trillion soums (US$313.14 million), an 18-fold increase over the same period last year. The majority — 3.90 trillion soums — was traded via the Free of Payment (FoP) platform. On average, daily stock trading reached 63.73 billion soums (US$4.97 million), with about 1,022 transactions per day.

Market capitalization of listed stocks fell by 482.19 billion soums (0.2%) to 242.77 trillion soums (US$19.19 billion). The volume of free-float securities was estimated at 4.09 trillion soums (US$323.50 million). By the end of the reporting period, the exchange’s quotation list included 135 instruments issued by 93 entities.

In the corporate bond market, trading volume totaled 279.75 billion soums (US$21.82 million), up 224.20 billion soums compared to the same quarter in 2024 — a surge of 403.62%. Average daily trading volume reached 4.44 billion soums (US$346,360), with an average of 51 trades per day. The market value of listed bonds stood at 1.46 trillion soums (US$115.48 million). As of the end of the quarter, the listing included 17 bond instruments from 10 issuers.

In total, 152 instruments representing 101 issuers were listed on the exchange at the end of the quarter. During the period, two new issues (common and preferred shares) from a single issuer were added, while three instruments — two companies’ shares and one issuer’s bonds — were delisted.

On the Non-Listed Trading Platform (NLTP), 14,410 deals were concluded during the reporting period — an increase of 1,990 transactions or 16.02% year-on-year. The trading volume reached 4.82 trillion soums (US$373.85 million), which is 22 times higher than the same period last year. These transactions involved securities from 139 issuers.