Investment Instrument with the Highest Return Revealed in March

In March, the highest real return was achieved with 3.83% in the euro. However, in the annual evaluation, gold bullion provided the highest return. When adjusted for the Consumer Price Index (CPI), the euro had the highest monthly real return with 3.83% in March. According to the data from the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK), when adjusted for YI-PPI, gold bullion provided a return of 2.9%, BIST 100 index had a return of 1.66%, deposit interest (gross) had a return of 1.27%, and the dollar had a return of 0.64% for investors, while Treasury bonds (DIBS) caused a loss of 1.9%. Adjusted for CPI, gold bullion provided a return of 2.31%, BIST 100 index had a return of 1.08%, deposit interest (gross) had a return of 0.69%, the dollar had a return of 0.07%, and DIBS caused a loss of 2.46% for investors. Gold bullion was the investment instrument that provided the highest real return to investors with 10.9% when adjusted for YI-PPI and 8.05% when adjusted for CPI in the three-month evaluation. During the same period, BIST stood out as the investment instrument that caused the most significant loss for investors with 4.95% when adjusted for YI-PPI and 7.4% when adjusted for CPI. In the six-month evaluation, gold bullion was recorded as the investment instrument that provided the highest real return to investors with 13.83% when adjusted for YI-PPI and 6.83% when adjusted for CPI. Meanwhile, the BIST 100 index was calculated to be the investment instrument that caused the most significant loss for investors with 5.99% when adjusted for YI-PPI and 11.77% when adjusted for CPI.