Foreign Residents Made Stock Sales

In the week of November 22, foreign residents made a net sale of 272.3 million dollars in equities, excluding market price and exchange rate movements. According to data disclosed by the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey (CBRT), net sales of government securities (fixed income) for the same week amounted to 814.2 million dollars. The net purchases of government securities (reverse repo) by foreign residents were 56.7 million dollars, while the net sales of government securities (collateral) reached 172.9 million dollars. There were no transactions in government securities (lending), and net sales of corporate bonds amounted to 9.6 million dollars.

• Stocks: The market value of foreign residents' equity holdings was 31 billion 880.9 million dollars. The stock of government securities (fixed income) reached 16 billion 944.9 million dollars, the stock of government securities (reverse repo) was 2 billion 165.4 million dollars, and the stock of government securities (collateral) totaled 7 billion 400.4 million dollars. Exports outside the general government sector were reported at 378 million dollars.