Foreign Investors Show Intense Interest in the Turkish Stock Exchange.

Significant Purchases According to Calculations by Foreign Investors

The Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey (CBRT) has released weekly security statistics indicating that foreign investors did not slow down their stock purchases in the second half of December. In the week of December 19, non-residents made a total stock purchase worth 354.5 million dollars.

Government Domestic Debt Securities (GDDS) and Other Sector Purchases

During this period, 202.8 million dollars worth of Government Domestic Debt Securities (GDDS) and 100 thousand dollars worth of Other Sector (OS) assets were purchased. The stock of foreign investors in equities increased from 33 billion 66.6 million dollars in the week of December 12 to 33 billion 515.7 million dollars as of December 19.

Stock Market Performance and Foreign Interest

The interest of foreign investors in the Turkish stock market continued this week, while the GDDS stock increased from 17 billion 775.8 million dollars to 18 billion 44 million dollars. This situation is considered a positive sign regarding the economic conditions in Turkey.

Moreover, considering that foreign investors made a 26.3 million dollar stock purchase and a 339.6 million dollar GDDS purchase in the week of December 12, the significant increase in total investment amounts is noteworthy.