Houthis Strike Saudi Arabia's Energy Facilities: 73 Injured
Brigadier General Yahya Saree, military spokesperson for the Iran-backed Houthi movement in Yemen, announced that they targeted state oil giant Aramco's facilities in Najran, Abha, and Jizan, Khamis Mushait Air Base, and Abha International Airport in southern Saudi Arabia on Tuesday with dozens of ballistic missiles and drones. The Saudi Press Agency (SPA) announced that 73 people were injured in the attacks and operations were temporarily suspended due to fires breaking out at some facilities, with expert teams attempting to bring the fires under control. Describing the attack as a response to Saudi Arabia's air operations in recent days, Saree announced that "the period of de-escalation has ended."
Brent Crude at Six-Week High: 98,47 Dollars
Brent crude reached a six-week high on Tuesday, rising %1,5 to 98,47 dollars after supply security concerns in the Strait of Hormuz deepened following the Houthi attack on Saudi energy facilities; oil had closed at 97,31 dollars the previous day. The rise was also influenced by a marked decline in commercial vessel transits through Hormuz in recent days and the pricing in of a potential larger disruption in oil flow from the region to global markets.
BIST 100 Fell at Midday on Middle East Risk: 14.102,43 Points
BIST 100 index fell by 49,15 points (%0,35) compared to the previous close as of 13.00 on Tuesday to 14.102,43 points, under the impact of geopolitical risks in the Middle East and the rise in oil prices. As of midday, 54 stocks rose while 41 stocks lost value; among sector indices, IT with %2,54 and technology stocks with %1,63 lost the most, while the real estate investment trusts index was the top gainer sector with %1,48.
Dollar/TL Flat at Highs, Ounce Gold Fell in Afternoon Hours
Dollar/TL maintained its morning historical peak course around 48,46 TL in the afternoon, trading at 48,4598 TL as of 13.00; euro/TL fell to 56,32 TL as the international euro/dollar parity declined to 1,1614. Ounce gold (XAU/USD), following its %0,6 rise in the morning hours, pulled back in the afternoon with a %0,1 decline to around 4.402 dollars; domestically, gram gold traded in the 6.853-6.854 TL band as of 13.31, according to BigPara data.
Ekonomik Takvim | 7-13 September 2026
🇹🇷 10 September 2026, 14:00 (TRT)
CBRT Rate Decision
18 of the 20 economists participating in the expectation survey expect the policy rate to be kept constant at %37, while 2 expect a 100 basis point cut.
🇺🇸 11 September 2026, 15:30 (TSİ)
US CPI (August)
Annual inflation was announced as %3,4 in the previous month; it will be monitored as the last major data regarding the Fed's 15-16 September decision.
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