CAPITAL MARKETS - Bank Asya Drops to 4-Month Low as FinansInvest Cuts Rating

www.bloomberg.com - Asya Katilim Bankasi AS (ASYAB), a Turkish Islamic bank, fell the lowest level in almost four months as FinansInvest downgraded the stock on concern the bank’s “problematic” loans will increase.
The shares dropped 3.5 percent to 1.64 liras at the close in Istanbul, the lowest since Jan. 23. The benchmark ISE National 100 Index sank 1.3 percent and the gauge for the banking industry slipped 2.9 percent.
Bank Asya’s recommendation was cut to neutral from outperform and its 12-month price estimate was lowered to 2.20 liras from 2.31 liras at FinansInvest, the Istanbul-based brokerage of Finansbank AS, the Turkish lender owned by National Bank of Greece. (source)