Turkey - Factors to Watch on Oct 1

ISTANBUL, Oct 1 (Reuters) - Here are news, reports andevents that may affect Turkish financial markets on Monday.

The lira was at 1.7970 against thedollar at 0538 GMT, little changed from 1.7969 late on Friday.

The yield on Turkey's new two-year benchmark bond

ended flat at 7.56 percent on Friday and edgedup to 7.58 percent in Monday-dated trade.

The main share index dipped 0.56 percent to66,396.71 points on Friday, underperforming a 0.28 percent risein the MSCI emerging markets index .

GLOBAL MARKETS

The euro, oil and Asian shares fell on Monday, weighed downby uncertainty about Spain's bailout and concerns over slumpingdemand due to a slowdown in global growth, with data from Japanto China underscoring sluggish business activity. Several Asianmarkets are closed for holidays on Monday, including China, HongKong and South Korea, keeping trade subdued.

NATURAL GAS PRICE HIKE

Turkey has raised the consumer price of natural gas by 9.8percent from Monday in line with increasing global energy costs,state energy company Botas announced. Retail electricity priceswere set to be hiked on Monday

WEALTH TAX

Haberturk newspaper reported at the weekend that a new taxwill be introduced on the wealthy in three stages, with a newincome tax, the abolition of tax breaks and an increase in thesales tax on luxury goods.

TURKEY SIGNS DEAL ON $1 BLN LOAN TO EGYPT

Egypt signed a deal on Sunday to loan $1 billion fromTurkey, half of the aid package Ankara promised Cairo earlierthis month, Egypt's state news agency reported. PresidentMohamed Mursi signed the loan agreement with Turkish PrimeMinister Recep Tayyip Erdogan after giving a speech at Turkey'sruling AK Party conference.

OPENING OF PARLIAMENT

President Abdullah Gul to make speech at the opening ofparliament.

EXPORT DATA

The Turkish Exporters' Assembly will announce export datafor September (0800 GMT)

ISTANBUL INFLATION

The Istanbul Chamber of Commerce will announce Septemberretail and wholesale price inflation data for the city.

DOGAN YAYIN

The media group said in a statement to the Istanbul StockExchange it and related companies had paid off debts of 480.5million lira ($267 million) to the finance ministry.

DOGAN ENERJI EXTENDS ASYA AKARYAKIT DEAL

Dogan Holding says its unit Dogan EnerjiYatirimlari extends its exclusivity agreement with AsyaAkaryakit until Oct. 12.

BILIM ILAC

The drug company's general manager Erhan Bas said thecompany was not open to acquisition offers but that it may holda public offering of its shares in the period ahead, Zamannewspaper reported.

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(Writing by Daren Butler)((Istanbul newsroom tel [phone])(email:)([e-mail]))

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