Turkey - Factors to Watch on Nov 1

Tofas Turk Otomobil Fabrikasi

01/11/2021 04:54

ISTANBUL, Nov 1 (Reuters) - Here are news, reports and
events that may affect Turkish financial markets on Monday.
    The lira  TRYTOM=D3  was quoted at 9.5805-9.6100 against the
dollar at 0454 GMT, after closing at 9.6165 on Friday.
    The main BIST 100 share index  .XU100  rose 0.18% to
1,522.04 points on Friday.
    
    GLOBAL MARKETS
    Stocks edged higher on Monday, led by a post-election jump
in Japan's Nikkei, though bonds wobbled and the dollar firmed as
traders braced for central bank meetings in Britain, Australia
and the United States to define the rates policy outlook.
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    ERDOGAN-BIDEN MEETING
    U.S. President Joe Biden told Turkish President Tayyip
Erdogan his request for F-16 fighter jets had to go through a
process in the United States, while Erdogan said his counterpart
was "positive" toward the jet sale.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N2RR06C
    
    ERDOGAN RETURNS TO TURKEY
    President Erdogan flew back to Turkey early on Monday,
state-owned Anadolu agency reported, instead of travelling to
the COP26 climate conference in Glasgow. The Turkish presidency
gave no reason for Erdogan's unscheduled return but one
official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said there had
been protocol issues over the president's planned attendance at
the meeting.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N2RS0DE
    
    NATURAL GAS PRICES
    Turkey raised the price of natural gas used by power plants
by 47% and the price of gas used by industry by 48%, while
consumer gas prices remained unchanged, the state energy company
Botas said on Monday.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N2RS0D4
    
    FOREIGN TRADE DATA  TRTRDA=ECI   TREXPT=ECI   TRIMPT=ECI 
    Trade Minister Mehmet Mus will announce the trade data for
October (1100 GMT).
    
    ISTANBUL PRICES  TRISTI=ECI 
    The Istanbul Chamber of Commerce (ITO) will announce October
retail price data for Turkey's largest city (0900 GMT).

    PMI DATA  TRPMIM=ECI 
    Turkey's manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for
October will be announced (0700 GMT).
    
    OPPOSITION CHP LEADER
    Kemal Kilicdaroglu, leader of the main opposition Republican
People's Party (CHP), chairs a meeting of his party's central
executive committee (0900 GMT).
    
    COVID-19    
    Turkey logged 23,948 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, health
ministry data showed. Turkey recorded 201 deaths from the virus
in the same period.
        
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 (Compiled by Ezgi Erkoyun)
 ((ezgi.erkoyun@tr.com))