Foreign Investors Show Intense Interest in the Turkish Stock Market

Significant Purchases According to Foreign Investors' Calculations

The Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey (CBRT) has announced weekly securities 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-resident individuals made a total of 354.5 million dollars in stock purchases.

Government Domestic Debt Securities (GDDS) and Other Sector (OS) 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 by December 19.

Stock Market Performance and Foreign Interest

Foreign investors' interest in the Turkish stock market continued in this week as well, with the GDDS stock rising 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.

Furthermore, considering that foreign investors also made 26.3 million dollars in stock purchases and 339.6 million dollars in GDDS purchases in the week of December 12, the notable increase in total investment amounts is striking.