BIST 100 index in Borsa Istanbul gained 0.15 percent in the first half of the day, reaching 13,899.21 points.
BIST 100 index, which moved in an upward trend in the first half of the day, rose to 13,899.21 points as of 13.00, with an increase of 20.68 points and 0.15 percent compared to the previous closing.
The total transaction volume was 74.6 billion lira. While the banking index gained 0.73 percent in value, the holding index lost 1.39 percent in value.
Among the sector indices, the one that increased the most was financial leasing and factoring with 4.34 percent, while the one that lost the most value was the holding and investment partnership.
In global markets, the lack of any concrete results from the US-Iran talks and “high valuation” concerns about artificial intelligence and technology companies have an impact on pricing.
According to the data announced by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK), the unemployment rate in Türkiye increased by 0.3 points compared to the previous month and reached 8.1 percent in January. The youth unemployment rate increased by 0.1 point to 14.3 percent. In addition, the Service Producer Price Index increased by 7.74 percent monthly and 34.07 percent annually in January.
Analysts stated that monthly money and bank statistics in the country and inflation in Germany and Producer Price Index (PPI) data in the USA will be followed abroad for the rest of the day, and stated that technically, 14,000 and 14,100 points in the BIST 100 index are resistance, while 13,800 and 13,700 points are support.
