Borsa Istanbul said it will apply an up-tick rule to short sales for the remainder of the trading day.

Global equities fell on Friday as investors fled AI and tech names; Japan's Nikkei 225 slid more than 6% intraday. A Tokyo broker called it one of the worst trading days in years, saying aggressive tech/AI positions were being rapidly liquidated. US futures pointed to a weaker open and Stoxx Europe 600 futures were down about 0.6%. ANZ chief economist and head of research Richard Yetsenga said the sell-off exposed an alarming degree of market and economic dependence on the AI boom.

Kazakhstan exported its first gasoline shipment to Russia in July, delivering about 1,000 tonnes to central Russia. Ongoing Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian refineries have left Russia facing gasoline shortages; authorities are seeking extra fuel from Kazakhstan and Belarus and have begun importing gasoline by sea from India.