The stock market started the day with a decline

The BIST 100 index on Borsa Istanbul started the day at 10,787.48 points, down 0.25 percent.

Following a buying-heavy trend yesterday, the BIST 100 index in Borsa Istanbul closed the day with a 0.74 percent gain at 10,814.11 points.

At the opening, the BIST 100 index fell 26.63 points, or 0.25 percent, to 10,787.48 points compared to the previous close. The banking index gained 0.20 percent, while the holding index fell 0.12 percent.

Among the sector indices, the highest rise was in IT with 0.42 percent, while the biggest decline was in the main metal industry with 1.42 percent.

While the continued government shutdown in the US increases the sense of uncertainty in global markets, all eyes are on the minutes of the US Federal Reserve (Fed) Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting to be released today.

Analysts noted that the real return rate on financial investment instruments will be monitored domestically today, as well as weekly mortgage applications in the US abroad.

Analysts noted that there will be no data flow from public institutions today due to the federal government shutdown in the US, and that from a technical perspective, the 10,700 and 10,600 levels in the BIST 100 index are support levels, while 11,000 and 11,100 points are resistance levels. (AA)