Turkey - Factors to Watch on Feb 12

Turk Traktor ve Ziraat Makineleri

12/02/2016 06:00

ISTANBUL, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Here are news, reports and 
events that may affect Turkish financial markets on Friday. 
    The lira  TRYTOM=D3  stood at 2.9350 against the dollar at 
0600 GMT, weakening from 2.9261 late on Thursday. 
    The main share index  .XU100  fell 0.94 percent to 70,942 
points on Thursday. 
    The benchmark 10-year government bond yield  tTR240724TA=IS  
stood at 10.75 percent at the spot close on Thursday and was at 
10.78 percent in Friday-dated trade. 
 
    GLOBAL MARKETS 
    Asian shares slipped on Friday as mounting concerns about 
the health of European banks further threatened a global 
economic outlook already under strain from falling oil prices 
and slowdown in China and other emerging markets. The prices of 
yen, gold and liquid government bonds of favoured countries 
soared as investors rushed to traditional safe-haven assets. 
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    SYRIA 
    Major powers agreed on Friday to a cessation of hostilities 
in Syria set to begin in a week and to provide rapid 
humanitarian access to besieged Syrian towns, but failed to 
secure a complete ceasefire or an end to Russian bombing. 
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    TURK TELEKOM  TTKOM.IS  
    The telecoms company posted a profit of 907.4 million lira 
($309 million) in 2015, down 55 percent from a year earlier, the 
company said late on Thursday.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N15R0CX 
    It will hold a news conference (0700 GMT). 
     
    VAKIFBANK  VAKBN.IS  
    The state-run said on Thursday its 2015 net profit rose 10 
percent to 1.93 billion lira ($660 million).  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N15Q4V8 
     
    TURK TRAKTOR  TTRAK.IS  
    The agricultural machinery manufacturer posted a net profit 
of 256.8 million lira ($88 million) in 2015, down from 261.1 
million a year earlier.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN15Q04K 
    It will hold a news conference (0800 GMT) 
     
    SINPAS GYO  SNGYO.IS  
    The real estate investment trust will hold a news conference 
(0800 GMT). 
             
    Note: For a list of forthcoming events, see  TR/DIARY .   
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    For real-time quotes, double click on:  
    Istanbul National-100 stock index  .XU100 , interbank lira 
trading  IYIX= , lira bond trading  0#TRTSYSUM=IS  
($1 = 2.9317 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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