Borsa Istanbul’s BIST 100 index lost 1.82 percent of its value in the first half of the day, falling to 14,106.46 points.
BIST 100 index, which moved in a downward trend in the first half of the day, dropped to 14,106.46 points as of 13:00, with a decrease of 261.14 points and 1.82 percent compared to the previous closing.
The total transaction volume was 63.2 billion lira. The banking index lost 1.07 percent and the holding index lost 1.40 percent. Among the sector indices, the highest increase was sports with 1.10 percent, and the highest decrease was commerce with 3.05 percent.
Global markets are following a mixed course due to concerns that tensions may rise again in the Middle East and the fact that an agreement that will reopen the Strait of Hormuz to traffic has not yet been reached. Borsa Istanbul’s BIST 100 index completed the first half of the day negatively, parallel to the world stock markets.
According to domestic data, the consumer confidence index increased by 0.3 percent on a monthly basis in May to 85.8. The unemployment rate decreased by 0.1 point compared to the previous quarter and reached 8.2 percent in the first quarter of this year.
Analysts stated that the data agenda was calm for the rest of the day and stated that technically, 14,000 and 13,900 points in the BIST 100 index were support and 14,200 and 14,300 points were resistance.
