Turkey - Factors to Watch on April 4

ISTANBUL, April 4 (Reuters) - Here are news, reports and events that may affect Turkish financial markets on Tuesday.

The lira traded at 19.2050 against the dollar at 0417 GMT, little changed from its close of 19.1950 on Monday.

The main BIST 100 share index closed 0.55% higher at 4,839.46 points on Monday.

GLOBAL MARKETS

Asian stocks dithered on Tuesday as investors grappled with inflation concerns in the wake of the surprise cuts to the OPEC+ group's oil output targets, while treasury yields retreated after frail U.S. manufacturing sector data.

MARCH TRADE DATA

Trade Minister Mehmet Mus announces trade data for March at a news conference. (0800 GMT).

FOREIGN MINISTER AT NATO

Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu will represent Turkey at a meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Brussels, where a ceremony will be held to mark the accession of Finland to the military alliance.

SYRIA MEETING IN MOSCOW

The deputy foreign ministers of Russia, Turkey, Iran and Syria will attend a meeting in Moscow.

CENTRAL BANK ON INFLATION

The central bank will release its statement on March inflation data, which was announced a day earlier. (0700 GMT)

REAL EFFECTIVE EXCHANGE RATE

The central bank will announce the real effective exchange rate for March. (1130 GMT)

GREEK DEFENCE MINISTER

Greek Defence Minister Nikolaos Panagiotopoulos visits the region affected by the February earthquakes with his Turkish counterpart Hulusi Akar, who will make a statement to media. (1200 GMT)

MAIN OPPOSITION CANDIDATE

Kemal Kilicdaroglu, the main opposition presidential candidate, will speak at a rally and other events in the eastern Black Sea province of Trabzon. (1030 GMT)

PRO-KURDISH PARTY

The Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) will hold its parliamentary group meeting. (0945 GMT)

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Istanbul National-100 stock index, interbank lira trading, lira bond trading (Compiled by Daren Butler)