Turkey - Factors to Watch on Feb 27

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27/02/2020 04:28

ISTANBUL, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Here are news, reports and
events that may affect Turkish financial markets on Thursday.
    The lira  TRYTOM=D3  stood at 6.1640 against the dollar at
0428 GMT, weakening from a close of 6.1560 on Tuesday.
    The yield on the benchmark 10-year bond  TR10YT=RR  rose to
12.47% on Wednesday from 12.40 on Tuesday.
    The main BIST 100 share index  .XU100  rose 0.71% on
Wednesday to 115,171.27 points.
    
    GLOBAL MARKETS
    Oil and Asian share markets extended losses on Thursday as
the rapid global spread of the coronavirus kept investors on
edge and seeking safety in gold and bonds. Rising fears of a
pandemic, which U.S. health authorities have warned is likely,
had already wiped more than $3.6 trillion from global stock
markets by Wednesday's close.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2AR12V
    
    ERDOGAN SCHEDULE
    President Tayyip Erdogan will hold a breakfast with
lawmakers from his AK Party behind closed doors (0800 GMT). He
will then attend the opening lesson of a political academy at AK
Party headquarters (1030 GMT). He will also meet Devlet Bahceli,
leader of the AKP's nationalist allies in government 1230 GMT.
    
    TALKS ON SYRIA
    Turkish and Russian officials are set to hold a second day
of talks in Ankara about the conflict in Syria's Idlib.
    
    IDLIB SITUATION
    Turkey plans to push Syrian government forces away from its
military observation posts in northwest Syria's Idlib region
this week, President Erdogan said on Wednesday, despite advances
by Damascus's Russian-backed military.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N2AQ31O
    Turkey's Defence Ministry said early on Thursday that two of
its soldiers were killed and two others wounded in an air strike
on Turkish forces in Syria's Idlib region.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N2AQ8NA
    
    ECONOMIC CONFIDENCE INDEX  TRECON=ECI 
    The Turkish Statistical Institute will announce the economic
confidence index for February (0700 GMT). 
    
    CENTRAL BANK DATA
    The central bank will announce its weekly data, including
for forex reserves (1130 GMT).
    
    COCA-COLA ICECEK  CCOLA.IS 
    The drinks company said it sees 2020 net revenue growth of
15-18% on a consolidated basis.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN2AQ126
    
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 (Compiled by Daren Butler)
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