At the opening, BIST 100 index rose to 9,866.98 points, up 45.02 points and 0.46 percent compared to the previous close.
The banking index gained 0.37 percent and the holding index gained 0.25 percent. Among the sector indexes, the biggest gainer was construction with 0.96 percent, while the biggest decline was sports with 0.55 percent.
BIST 100 index, which was in a downward trend on Friday, closed the day at 9,821.96 points, losing 1.61 percent compared to the previous close.
Analysts stated that global stock markets started the week with a mixed trend, and that the signals from the Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium to be held in the USA are the focus of investors.
Domestically, all eyes are on the monetary policy decisions to be announced by the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey (CBRT) tomorrow.
All economists participating in AA Finance’s expectations survey expect the CBRT to keep the policy rate unchanged at 50 percent in August. The average of economists’ year-end policy rate expectations was calculated as 46.50 percent.
Analysts stated that short-term external debt statistics will be followed domestically today, and leading index data from the US abroad will be followed abroad, and noted that technically, the 10,000 and 10,100 levels in the BIST 100 index are resistance, while 9,800 and 9,700 points are support.
