Turkey - Factors to Watch on May 18

Kordsa Teknik Tekstil

18/05/2015 06:31

ISTANBUL, May 18 (Reuters) - Here are news, reports and 
events that may affect Turkish financial markets on Monday.  
    The lira  TRYTOM=D3  stood at 2.5830 against the dollar by 
0530 GMT, weaker than 2.5785 late on Friday. 
    The main BIST 100 share index  .XU100  rose 0.41 percent on 
Friday to 87,604.89 points. The benchmark 10-year government 
bond yield  tTR120325TA=IS  ended spot trade at 8.96 percent on 
Friday and was at 8.99 percent in Monday-dated trade. 
             
    GLOBAL MARKETS 
    Asian shares slipped on Monday and the dollar stayed near a 
four-month low against a basket of major currencies after soft 
data raised doubts over whether the U.S. economy has been 
growing despite U.S. share prices standing at historic highs. 
 ID:nL3N0Y901G   
     
    AUTOMOTIVE SECTOR PROTESTS  TOASO.IS  
    Assembly lines at two Turkish car plants part-owned by 
European carmakers Renault  RENA.PA  and Fiat  FCHA.MI  remained 
at a standstill on Sunday as workers protested employment 
conditions.  ID:nL5N0Y80L8  
     
    BOND AUCTION 
    The treasury will tap a seven-month zero coupon bill 
maturing on Dec. 16. 
     
    TURKEY, SYRIA 
    Turkey said it shot down a Syrian helicopter on Saturday 
that had violated its airspace, while Syrian state media said it 
was a remotely controlled surveillance drone.  ID:nL5N0Y70GZ  
     
    KORDSA 
    Conglomerate Sabanci Holding  SAHOL.IS  unit Kordsa Global 
 KORDS.IS , a yarn and cord fabric maker, will sell 10 percent 
of share capital on the wholesale market of the Istanbul stock 
exchange on Monday. 
         
    Note: For a list of forthcoming events, see TR/DIARY. 
For other related news, double click on: 
Turkish politics  TR-POL  
Turkish equities  TR-E  
Turkish money  TR-M  
Turkish debt  TR-D  
Turkish hot stocks  TR-HOT  
Forex news  FRX  
All emerging market news  EMRG  
All Turkish news  TR  
For real-time quotes, double click on: 
Istanbul National-100 stock index  .XU100 , interbank lira 
trading  IYIX= , lira bond trading  0#TRTSYSUM=IS  
 
($1 = 2.6318 liras) 
 
 (Reporting by Daren Butler) 
 ((daren.butler@thomsonreuters.com; +90-212-350 7122; Reuters 
Messaging: daren.butler.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net)) 
 
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