YEREVAN, March 6. /ARKA/. Equity market capitalization increased by 6.53% in February 2026 compared to February 2025, reaching approximately 478 billion drams, the press service of the Armenia Securities Exchange (AMX) reported, explaining that, given the revised calculation methodology, the share capitalization also includes the volume of preferential shares.
It is noted that the volume of stock trading in the reporting month increased by 520%, reaching approximately 427 million drams. A total of 166 transactions were concluded.
Bonds
The total volume of government bond auctions on the AMX primary market in February exceeded 34 billion drams. A total of 114 transactions worth over 39 billion drams were concluded on the secondary market, exceeding the same figure for 2024 by 190%.
In February, trading volume in the corporate bond market increased by 38% year-on-year, reaching approximately 14 billion drams.
During the reporting period, 1,512 transactions were concluded on 195 corporate bonds traded on the exchange at the end of February.
“This stable growth reflects healthy demand for corporate bonds,” the statement reads.
Repo Transactions
The total volume of repo transactions exceeded 5.3 billion drams. Fifty repo transactions were concluded in February.
Forex Market
In February, approximately 1 billion drams worth of US dollar conversions were concluded on the AMX forex market in eight transactions.
Over the course of the month, the bid/USD exchange rate ranged from 377.25 to 377.9 drams, while the ask/USD exchange rate ranged from 377.5 to 379 drams. The average transaction price was 377.63 drams.
About the Armenia Securities Exchange
AMX is the only stock exchange operating in Armenia and the sole shareholder of the country’s Central Securities Depository. AMX Group’s mission is to foster a favorable investment environment in Armenia by offering effective solutions and services, including securities trading, clearing, settlements, and custody and maintenance of the pension system’s asset registry. ($1 = 377.31 drams)
