Turkey - Factors to Watch on Feb 13

MLP Saglik Hizmetleri

13/02/2018 05:07

ISTANBUL, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Here are news, reports and 
events that may affect Turkish financial markets on Tuesday. 
    The lira  TRYTOM=D3  stood at 3.7960 against the U.S. dollar 
at 0507 GMT, little changed from a close of 3.7987 on Monday. 
    The yield on the benchmark 10-year bond  TR110827T0=IS  was 
at 12.02 percent in spot trade on Monday and dipped to 12.01 
percent in Tuesday-dated trade. 
    The main BIST 100 share index  .XU100  rose 1.08 percent to 
114,821.60 points on Monday.  
     
    GLOBAL MARKETS 
    Asian stocks pulled further away from two-month lows on 
Tuesday, lifted by Wall Street's extended rebound from last 
week's steep fall, but investors remained cautious ahead of U.S. 
inflation data later in the week. MSCI's broadest index of 
Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan  .MIAPJ0000PUS  was up 1 
percent after sliding to its lowest level since Dec. 11 on 
Friday.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1Q31JF 
     
    ERDOGAN 
    President Tayyip Erdogan will address lawmakers from his 
ruling AK Party in parliament (0830 GMT). 
     
    YILDIRIM 
    Prime Minister Binali Yildirim will speak at an AK Party 
congress in the eastern province of Erzincan (1000 GMT). 
     
    TREASURY AUCTIONS 
    The Treasury will tap its two-year benchmark bond maturing 
on Nov. 13, 2019 and its 10-year benchmark bond maturing on Aug. 
11, 2027. It will also seek bids for a 728-day lira-denominated 
lease certificate, or sukuk.  
     
    MLP SHARES START TRADING  MPARK.IS  
    Trading begins in shares of MLP Saglik Hizmetler, Turkey's 
largest private healthcare service provider.  
     
    FORD OTOSAN  FROTO.IS  
    The automaker's net profit jumped to 1.49 billion lira  
($393 million) in 2017 from 955.3 million a year earlier, it 
announced on Monday evening. It said it sees production volume 
this year between 370,000-380,000 vehicles.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN1Q21E4 
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN1Q21E5 
     
    CYPRUS 
    The European Union on Monday called on Turkey to avoid 
threats and "refrain from any actions that might damage good 
neighbourly" ties after Cyprus, a member of the bloc, accused 
the Turkish military of obstructing a ship exploring for gas. 
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N1Q24DZ 
     
    U.S. TURKEY-RELATIONS 
    The mayor of the Turkish capital of Ankara said on Monday he 
had approved re-naming a street outside the U.S. Embassy as 
"Olive Branch", the name Turkey uses for its ongoing military 
campaign in Syria. Ankara has been infuriated by Washington's 
alliance in Syria with forces led by the Kurdish YPG militia, 
which Turkey is targeting in its offensive.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N1Q24TM 
     
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    Istanbul National-100 stock index  .XU100 , interbank lira 
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($1 = 3.7955 liras) 
 
 (Writing by Daren Butler) 
 ((daren.butler@tr.com; +90-212-350 7053; Reuters Messaging: 
daren.butler.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net)) 
 
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