AnewZ Morning Brief - 27 December, 2025
Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief: here are the top news stories for the 27th of December, covering the latest developments you need to...
Türkiye’s main stock index, BIST 100, closed on Friday at 10,941.79 points, recording a 3.14% increase.
The index opened the day at 10,699.82 points and gained 333.53 points compared to Thursday’s close. Its lowest level during the day was 10,662.28, while the highest reached 11,158.05.
Trading volume hit a record, with 260 billion Turkish liras ($6.2 billion) exchanged on Thursday. The market capitalisation of the BIST 100 stood at approximately 10.16 trillion Turkish liras ($242.6 billion).
Among the index components, 92 shares rose, while 8 declined.
Gold was priced at $4,128 per ounce, and Brent crude oil traded at $65 per barrel. The U.S. dollar/TL exchange rate was 41.9430, euro/TL at 48.7930, and the British pound at 55.8080 liras.
In 2025, Ukraine lived two parallel realities: one of diplomacy filled with staged optimism, and another shaped by a war that showed no sign of letting up.
Polish fighter jets on Thursday intercepted a Russian reconnaissance aircraft flying near Poland’s airspace over the Baltic Sea and escorted it away from their area of responsibility.
The United States carried out a strike against Islamic State militants in northwest Nigeria at the request of Nigeria's government, President Donald Trump and the U.S. military said on Thursday.
Russia launched missiles and drones at Kyiv and other parts of Ukraine overnight on Saturday, Ukrainian officials said, ahead of talks on Sunday between President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and U.S. President Donald Trump aimed at ending nearly four years of war.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said he will meet U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday to discuss territory and security guarantees, as diplomatic efforts intensify to end Russia’s war in Ukraine.
China has given the nod for car makers to sell Level 3 self-driving vehicles from as early as next year after it approved two electric sedans from Changan Auto and BAIC Motors.
Warner Bros Discovery’s board rejected Paramount Skydance’s $108.4 billion hostile bid on Wednesday (17 December), citing insufficient financing guarantees.
Ford Motor Company said on Monday it will take a $19.5 billion writedown and scrap several electric vehicle (EV) models, marking a major retreat from its battery-powered ambitions amid declining EV demand and changes under the Trump administration.
Iran has rolled out changes to how fuel is priced at the pump. The move is aimed at managing demand without triggering public anger.
U.S. stock markets closed lower at the end of the week, as investors continued to rotate out of technology shares, putting pressure on major indices.
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