• The lira was down 0.6pc at 6.0275 against the dollar at 1438 GMT, on track for its sharpest daily drop in weeks.
• Earlier on Friday, Turkey announced it completed a $4-billion bond issuance.

The lira was down 0.6pc at 6.0275 against the dollar at 1438 GMT, on track for its sharpest daily drop in weeks.

Earlier on Friday, Turkey announced it completed a $4-billion bond issuance.