Published on: 2026-10-14
Source: Moscow Exchange –
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The volume of bond placements on the Moscow Exchange in September 2026, excluding one-day papers, amounted to 2.4 trillion rubles, which is 67% more than in September 2025 (1.4 trillion rubles).
The main driver of growth was the government securities market: the volume of OFZ placements in September amounted to 1.2 trillion rubles, 3.3 times exceeding the level of September 2025 (0.4 trillion rubles). The volume of corporate and regional bond placements was 1.2 trillion rubles (+12% compared to September 2025). In total, there were 118 placements (including additional issues) by 58 issuers in September.
Private investors
Private investors invested 210.6 billion rubles in bonds on the Moscow Exchange stock market in September: 77.4% in corporate ruble bonds, 22.6% in ruble OFZ and regional debt securities. Purchases on the primary market amounted to 140 billion rubles (+14% compared to September 2025).
In secondary market trading of debt securities in September 2026, 766.3 thousand private investors participated (+24.3% compared to September 2025), their share in bond trading volume was 10.5%.
Secondary market
The volume of secondary bond trading in September exceeded 1.9 trillion rubles (+21.1% compared to September 2025). This includes OFZ trading volume of 1.1 trillion rubles (+37.4%) and corporate bonds of 830.2 billion rubles (+9.7%).
Over-the-counter trading with a central counterparty
In the over-the-counter segment with a central counterparty, the volume of transactions in September 2026 amounted to 179.3 billion rubles.
The debt market of the Moscow Exchange is a center for raising funds for Russian companies, combining a developed infrastructure, reliability, and advanced bond trading technologies. Bonds traded on the Moscow Exchange have a circulation volume amounting to almost one-third of GDP. The range of more than four thousand instruments issued by 500 issuers includes OFZ bonds, corporate bonds, as well as complex debt instruments. More than 1.7 million private investors trade bonds on the Moscow Exchange. In 2025, the bond trading volume amounted to 42 trillion rubles, and the average daily trading volume since the beginning of 2026 has exceeded 150 billion rubles.
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