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Turkey - Factors To Watch on August 16

The yield on the benchmark 10-year bond was at 10.81 percent in spot trade at Tuesday's close.

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Here are news, reports and events that may affect Turkish financial markets on Wednesday.

The lira stood at 3.5360 against the U.S. dollar at 0540 GMT, compared to 3.5275 at Tuesday's close.

The yield on the benchmark 10-year bond was at 10.81 percent in spot trade at Tuesday's close.

The main BIST 100 share index fell 2.4 percent to 109,781.13 on Tuesday.

GLOBAL MARKETS

The dollar hoarded hefty gains on Wednesday after strong U.S. retail data put a Federal Reserve rate hike back on the agenda, while Asia stocks inched ahead as tensions in the Korean peninsula simmered down a little.

IRAN MILITARY CHIEF

President Tayyip Erdogan will meet with Iran's military chief of staff Mohammad Baqeri, as well as Estonian Prime Minister Juri Ratas. Erdogan will also hold meetings with Tanzanian, Somalian and Australian ambassadors to Ankara.

EDUCATION

Minister of Education Ismet Yilmaz will hold a press conference on the new curriculum in Istanbul.

CYPRUS

Turkish Finance Minister Naci Agbal is on an official visit to Cyprus, will hold a meeting Turkish Cypriots' prime minister, Huseyin Ozgurgun.

ZIRAAT BANK

State-owned Ziraat Bank, one of Turkey's largest lenders, announced late on Tuesday its second quarter net profit rose 21.7 percent on the year to 2.2 billion lira ($622.37 million).

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Istanbul National-100 stock index, interbank lira trading, lira bond trading ($1 = 3.5349 liras) (Writing by Ece Toksabay)

 

(This article has not been edited by DNA's editorial team and is auto-generated from an agency feed.)

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