The market capitalization of companies listed on the Tashkent Republican Stock Exchange jumped 50.4% in the first half of 2026, while the benchmark UCI index advanced 46.2%. The figures were released by the Tashkent Republican Stock Exchange in its first-half performance report. According to the exchange, the total trading volume amounted to 6.94 trillion soums (about $578.9 million), while investors executed 490,365 transactions across the exchange's trading platforms during the reporting period.
The Uzbekistan Composite Index (UCI) rose 46.24% from the end of 2025 to 1,088.07 points by the end of the first half of 2026. The combined market capitalization of listed companies reached 428.06 trillion soums (approximately $35.7 billion), representing a 50.39% increase compared with Dec. 30, 2025. As of the end of June, the exchange's official quotation list included 154 financial instruments issued by 95 companies.
Trend's analysis shows that Uzbekistan's capital market continued to gain momentum during the first half of 2026, with both stock prices and market capitalization recording substantially stronger growth than overall economic activity. The 46.2% rise in the UCI index and the 50.4% increase in market capitalization point to improving investor sentiment and higher valuations of listed companies. Trend's calculations show that the exchange processed an average of more than 2,700 transactions per day during the first six months of the year, reflecting growing market participation and liquidity.
At the same time, the average value per transaction stood at approximately 14.1 million soums (around $1,176), indicating active trading by both institutional and retail investors. In Trend's assessment, the first-half performance reflects the continued development of Uzbekistan's capital market as the government advances privatization and encourages broader participation in the securities market. Rising market capitalization, stronger equity prices and increasing trading activity suggest that the stock exchange is playing a growing role in mobilizing domestic investment and supporting corporate financing.
Source: https://www.trend.az/casia/uzbekistan/4215430.html © 2026 Trend News Agency.
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