BIST 100 index, which moved in a downward trend in the first half of the day, decreased by 23.23 points and 0.16 percent compared to the previous closing, falling to 14,469.86 points as of 13:00.
The total transaction volume was 71.2 billion lira. While the banking index gained 0.07 percent, the holding index lost 0.48 percent.
Among the sector indices, the biggest increase was financial leasing factoring with 1.04 percent, and the biggest loss was tourism with 1.94 percent.
While global markets followed a mixed course with the news flow that the agreement between the USA and Iran would be signed on Friday, the details of the agreement were not clarified and the selling pressure in technology stocks, investors’ focus turned to the interest rate decision of the US Federal Reserve (Fed).
The monetary policy decisions that will come out of the first meeting chaired by the new Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh are in the focus of the markets. While it is certain that the bank will keep the interest rate constant, attention will be paid to Warsh’s tone in his first words of guidance.
While analysts stated that the Fed’s interest rate decision as well as the intense data agenda, especially retail sales in the USA, will be followed for the rest of the day, they noted that technically, 14,300 and 14,200 points in the BIST 100 index are support, and 14,600 and 14,700 points are resistance.
