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 (TCMB) announced weekly securities statistics showing 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 stock purchases worth a total of 354.5 million dollars.

Purchases of Government Domestic Debt Securities (DİBS) and Other Sector (ÖST)

During this period, 202.8 million dollars worth of Government Domestic Debt Securities (DİBS) and 100 thousand dollars worth of Other Sector (ÖST) assets were also 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

While the foreign investors' interest in the Turkish stock market continued during this week, the DİBS stock rose from 17 billion 775.8 million dollars to 18 billion 44 million dollars. This situation is being considered a positive sign regarding the economic conditions in Turkey.

On the other hand, considering that foreign investors made 26.3 million dollars in stock and 339.6 million dollars in DİBS purchases in the week of December 12, the significant increase in total investment amounts is noteworthy.