BIST 100 index finished the day with an increase

BIST 100 index increased by 100.23 points compared to the previous closing. The banking index lost 2.43 percent and the holding index lost 0.26 percent.

Among the sector indices, the highest gainer was chemicals, petroleum plastics with 3.25 percent, and the biggest loser was informatics with 3.90 percent.

While new attacks in the Middle East have increased concerns about energy supply, risk appetite in global markets has diminished, and domestic markets are diverging positively.

Analysts stated that the interest rate decision of the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey (CBRT) in the country, the interest rate decision of the European Central Bank (ECB) abroad and the Producer Price Index (PPI) in the USA will be followed tomorrow, and noted that technically, 14,600 and 14,700 points in the BIST 100 index are resistance and 14,400 and 14,300 points are support.

Meanwhile, economists participating in AA Finance's expectation survey expect the CBRT to keep the policy rate constant at 37 percent.

The median year-end policy rate expectations of the economists participating in the survey was calculated as 35 percent. The ECB is expected to increase policy rates tomorrow.