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Investing.com – Turkey stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic, Telecoms and Insurance sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 declined 1.57%.

The best performers of the session on the BIST 100 were Destek Finans Faktoring As (IS:DSTKF), which rose 3.44% or 27.50 points to trade at 827.50 at the close. Meanwhile, Gen Ilac ve Saglik Urunleri Sanayi ve Ticaret AS (IS:GENIL) added 2.82% or 3.40 points to end at 123.90 and Batisoke Soke Cimento Sanayi TAS (IS:BSOKE) was up 2.49% or 0.68 points to 28.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Turk Altin Isletmeleri AS (IS:TRALT), which fell 9.89% or 5.40 points to trade at 49.20 at the close. Anadolu Metal Madencilik Isletmeleri AS (IS:TRMET) declined 7.94% or 11.40 points to end at 132.10 and GurSel Turizm Tasimacilik Ve Servis Ticaret AS (IS:GRSEL) was down 7.17% or 27.25 points to 353.00.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Istanbul Stock Exchange by 338 to 243 and 27 ended unchanged.

Shares in Batisoke Soke Cimento Sanayi TAS (IS:BSOKE) rose to 52-week highs; up 2.49% or 0.68 to 28.00.

Gold Futures for April delivery was down 0.99% or 47.09 to $4,698.01 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March fell 4.88% or 3.18 to hit $62.03 a barrel, while the April Brent oil contract fell 4.67% or 3.24 to trade at $66.08 a barrel.

USD/TRY was up 0.01% to 43.48, while EUR/TRY fell 0.34% to 51.36.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.57% at 97.42.

Investing.com -- U.S. stocks stabilized Monday as sharp falls in gold and silver prices were halted, improving sentiment ahead of a packed week of corporate earnings and economic data.

At 09:40 ET (14:40 GMT), the Dow Jones Industrial Average traded 110 points, or 0.2%, higher and the S&P 500 index gained 5 points, or 0.1%, while the NASDAQ Composite declined 25 points, or 0.1%. 

Sentiment recovers as metals pare losses

Sentiment was been hard hit at the end of last week by a steep decline in gold and silver prices, with the precious metals hit by a combination of a firmer dollar and mass profit-taking in the wake of a sharp climb in recent months. 

After a nearly 10% drop late last week, spot gold had earlier fallen sharply earlier Monday, dropping well below a $5,000 level it had topped only days ago. However, losses were quickly pared, and silver, until recently a beneficiary of speculative investments and burnished by its practical applications in a range of industries, managed to edge higher,

Silver had slumped 30% on Friday, with the metal loggng its worst day since March 1980.

The nomination of Kevin Warsh as the next Fed chair weighed heavily as it resulted in a sharp rise in the U.S. dollar. While Warsh -- who formerly served as a Fed governor -- has aligned with Trump’s calls for sharply lower interest rates, he has also balked at the Fed’s asset buying operations.

"The main macro topic of debate remains the Fed balance sheet, and the potential for Warsh to either shrink it outright or dramatically alter the composition of its assets (by aggressively shifting the duration toward the short-end of the curve), a move that could tighten financial conditions even if the Funds Rate is slashed," said analysts at Vital Knowledge, in a note.

Economic data later in the week could further influence rate expectations. The keenly-watched U.S. January employment report, due on Friday, is expected to show steady job growth and a stable unemployment rate. 

Walt Disney leads earnings parade

The quarterly earnings season is set to continue in full flow this week, with  entertainment giant Walt Disney (NYSE:DIS) earlier Monday beating revenue and earnings estimates for the holiday quarter ended in December, helped by strong results from its theme parks and cruise operations.

The media and entertainment giant is expected to name a new chief executive to replace Bob Iger early this year. Hollywood executives believe Josh D’Amaro, the chairman of the experiences division, is the front-runner.

More than 100 S&P 500 companies are due to report this week, including tech giants Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) and Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL).

Microsoft’s (NASDAQ:MSFT) earnings update last week, which, while showing continued revenue growth, failed to fully reassure markets about the near-term payoff from heavy investment in AI infrastructure.

Amplifying concerns, a Wall Street Journal report over the weekend said that Nvidia’s (NASDAQ:NVDA) proposed investment of up to $100 billion in OpenAI has stalled after internal concerns were raised at the chipmaker.

Elsewhere, Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) outlined its plans to raise fresh funds in 2026 that it will deploy towards building out its AI and cloud infrastructure, amid growing demand for more computing capacity.

The company said it expects to raise between $45 billion and $50 billion of gross cash proceeds in 2026, through a mix of debt and equity financing.

Crude falls as Iran risks recede

Oil prices fell sharply Monday as concerns of a U.S. strike on Iran eased, after President Trump said the Middle East crude producer was "seriously talking" with Washington.

Brent futures dropped 4.3% to $66.31 a barrel and U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures fell 4.4% to $62.28 a barrel.

Crude prices had risen sharply last week as markets priced in a greater risk of supply disruptions from this key region after Trump had repeatedly threatened Iran with military action over a nuclear deal and ongoing protests in the country. 

However, risks of a military strike receded after Trump’s weekend comments.

The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries and allies, a group known as OPEC+, left production unchanged during a weekend meeting, as broadly expected. 

Ayushman Ojha contributed to this article

Investing.com -- Warner Bros. Discovery (NASDAQ:WBD) shareholders are likely to vote on the Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) acquisition deal in March, according to CNBC’s David Faber, who cited sources in an on-air report Monday.

This timeline represents an acceleration from the previously announced expectation that WBD stockholders would vote on the proposed transaction by April 2026.

The companies recently amended their definitive agreement to an all-cash transaction valued at $27.75 per WBD share. This revised structure eliminates market-based variability and provides greater certainty of value for WBD stockholders, who will also receive shares of Discovery Global following its separation from WBD.

Netflix plans to finance the transaction through a combination of cash on hand, available credit facilities, and committed financing. The company stated that its strong cash flow generation supports the all-cash structure while maintaining a healthy balance sheet.

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Investing.com – Morocco stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Utilities, Banking and Mining sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Casablanca, the Moroccan All Shares fell 0.77%.

The best performers of the session on the Moroccan All Shares were Marocaine Ste de Therapeutique SA (CSE:SOT), which rose 2.86% or 50.00 points to trade at 1,800.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Mutandis SCA (CSE:MUT) added 2.64% or 6.40 points to end at 248.50 and Maghreb Oxygene (CSE:MOX) was up 2.55% or 9.95 points to 399.95 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were SMI (CSE:SMI), which fell 9.99% or 661.00 points to trade at 5,955.00 at the close. Miniere Touissit (CSE:CMT) declined 9.90% or 255.00 points to end at 2,320.00 and Managem (CSE:MNG) was down 7.53% or 621.00 points to 7,630.00.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Casablanca Stock Exchange by 42 to 13 and 5 ended unchanged.

Crude oil for March delivery was down 4.39% or 2.86 to $62.35 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in April fell 4.26% or 2.95 to hit $66.37 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.20% or 9.41 to trade at $4,735.69 a troy ounce.

EUR/MAD was up 0.08% to 10.82, while USD/MAD rose 0.29% to 9.14.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.51% at 97.36.