ANKARA, Feb 16 (Reuters) - Turkey's central bank bought
1.8 billion lira ($95.51 million) worth of government bonds and
sukuk via the quotation method on Thursday, central bank data
from Refinitiv Eikon showed.
It follows the central bank's buying of 4.1 billion lira
worth of government bonds and sukuk via the quotation method on
Wednesday.
The central bank earlier said it would buy up to 8 billion
lira in government bonds and sukuk, a move bankers said was
aimed at balancing government bond sales by pension funds who
must meet new regulations on the allocation of stocks in the
government-sponsored part of the funds.
($1 = 18.8467 liras)
(Reporting by Nevzat Devranoglu; Writing by Huseyin Hayatsever;
Editing by Parisa Hafezi and Alison Williams)
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