Turkey - Factors to Watch on Aug 9

Eregli Demir ve Celik Fabrikalari

09/08/2019 06:13

ISTANBUL, Aug 9 (Reuters) - Here are news, reports and
events that may affect Turkish financial markets on Friday.
    The lira  TRYTOM=D3  stood at 5.4780 against the U.S. dollar
at 0513 GMT, firming slightly from Thursday's close of 5.4805.
    The yield on the benchmark 10-year bond  TR10YT=RR  fell to
15.10% on Thursday from 15.22% on Wednesday.
    The main BIST 100 share index  .XU100  rose 1.17% on
Thursday to 99,208.49 points.
    
    GLOBAL MARKETS
    Asian shares on Friday caught the tail of a Wall Street
rally aided by China's solid export figures and a stabilisation
in the yuan, but fresh concerns about Sino-U.S. trade ties
capped the region's gains. Weighing on risk appetite was a
report from Bloomberg that Washington is delaying a decision
about licenses for U.S. firms to restart trade with Huawei
Technologies  HWT.UL .  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2551J7
    
    CURRENT ACCOUNT DATA  TRCURA=ECI 
    The Turkish Central Bank will announce current account data
for June. In a Reuters poll, the figures were expected to show a
relatively small deficit of $265 million and the 12-month
current account is expected to show a surplus for the first time
since 2002.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N2534VE
    
    CENTRAL BANK SURVEY  TRINTM=ECI 
    The central bank will also announce the results of its
monthly survey of economists' and business leaders' expectations
for the economy (1130 GMT).
    
    TURKISH AIRLINES  THYAO.IS 
    The airline said net profit fell to 133 million lira in the
second quarter from 441 million a year earlier. It also said it
expected revenues at $14.1 billion in 2019.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN2541AU
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    ISBANK  ISCTR.IS 
    The lender said its net profit dropped to 951.3 million lira
in the second quarter from 1.53 billion a year earlier.
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    KOC HOLDING  KCHOL.IS 
    The conglomerate said its net profit edged up to 1.43
billion in lira in the second quarter from 1.42 billion a year
earlier.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN2541GA

    HALKBANK  HALKB.IS 
    The lender said its net profit dropped to 310.2 million lira
in the second quarter from 1.11 billion a year earlier.
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    ERDEMIR  EREGL.IS 
    The steel maker said its net profit dropped to 1.31 billion
lira in the second quarter from 1.51 billion a year earlier.
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    AMMUNITION DEPOT BLASTS
    A series of explosions rocked an ammunition depot in
Turkey's Hatay province, near the Syrian border, early on Friday
and nearby homes were evacuated but there were no reports of
casualties, Turkish broadcaster NTV said.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N2550H9
    
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