While the BIST 100 index decreased by 71.94 points compared to the previous closing, the total transaction volume was 174.4 billion lira.
While the banking index gained 0.54 percent, the holding index lost 0.72 percent.
Among the sector indices, the one that gained the most was financial leasing factoring with 1.85 percent, and the one that lost the most was tourism with 2.86 percent.
While global markets are following a mixed course as the agreement reached between the USA and Iran and the decline in oil prices alleviate concerns about inflation, investors are focusing on the decisions to be made from the Fed’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting.
It is expected that the policy rate will be kept constant between 3.5-3.75 percent at the bank’s first meeting to be held under the chairmanship of Kevin Warsh.
Domestically, investors’ focus was on the US court’s approval of the dismissal of the criminal case against Halkbank.
In the statement made by Halkbank, it was stated that the US Southern New York District Court approved the joint application of the US Department of Justice Southern New York District Attorney’s Office and the bank to dismiss the criminal case, thus completely ending the legal process that has been going on for 9 years.
Analysts stated that tomorrow, short-term foreign debt statistics, housing sales statistics, the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey (CBRT) Monetary Policy Committee (PPK) meeting summary and money and bank statistics will be followed in the country, and abroad, the intense data agenda, especially the Bank of England (BoE) interest rate decision in England and the Philadelphia Fed manufacturing index in the USA, stated that technically, 14,300 and 14,200 points in the BIST 100 index will be support, 14,500 and 14,500 points will be followed. He noted that the 14,600 point levels are in resistance.
