The real rate of return for investment instruments has been revealed. In September, the highest real return on a monthly basis was 3.04% with gold bullion. Meanwhile, Borsa Istanbul caused investors to lose 2.79%.

The Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK) announced the real rates of return for financial investment instruments in September. Accordingly, in September, the highest monthly real return was seen with gold bullion at rates of 4.67% when adjusted with the domestic producer price index (D-PPI) and 3.04% when adjusted with the consumer price index (CPI). When adjusted with the D-PPI, deposit interest rates yielded a gross real return of 1.9%, euro 0.63%, and government domestic debt securities (GDDS) 0.5% to investors. The dollar lost 0.25% and the BIST 100 index caused investors to lose 2.79%. Adjusted with the CPI, deposit interest rates (gross) provided investors with a real return of 0.32%. Euro resulted in 0.93%, GDDS 1.06%, dollar 1.8%, and the BIST 100 index caused a loss of 4.3%. LOSSES DEEPEN IN THE STOCK MARKET Gold bullion, in a 3-month evaluation, provided investors with the highest real return at rates of 11.7% when adjusted with the D-PPI and 7.75% when adjusted with the CPI. During the same period, the BIST 100 index stood out as the investment instrument that caused the most loss to investors, with 10.67% when adjusted with the D-PPI and 13.83% when adjusted with the CPI. In a 6-month evaluation, deposit interest rates (gross) provided the highest real return to investors at rates of 7.87% when adjusted with the D-PPI and 2.79% when adjusted with the CPI. During the same period, the dollar was calculated to cause the most loss to investors at 5.57% when adjusted with the D-PPI and 10.02% when adjusted with the CPI. HIGHEST GAIN WITH GOLD BULLION When financial investment instruments were evaluated annually, gold bullion stood out as the investment instrument that provided the highest real return to investors at rates of 28.25% when adjusted with the D-PPI and 14.27% when adjusted with the CPI. In the annual evaluation, adjusted with the D-PPI, euro caused a loss of 1.62%, deposit interest rates (gross) 4.63%, dollar 5.36%, the BIST 100 index 9.14%, and GDDS 14.44% to investors. Adjusted with the CPI, euro caused a loss of 12.34%, deposit interest rates (gross) 15.03%, dollar 15.68%, the BIST 100 index 19.05%, and GDDS 23.77% to investors.