BIST 100 Midday Surge and the Trail of Smart Money

BIST 100 closed the morning session with a 0.67% rise, reaching 13,795.08 points, marking one of the week’s strongest upward moves.

Regional Market Signals

Global markets traded in a mixed environment: despite a sell‑off in Asian tech stocks, optimism over the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz between the US and Iran and robust corporate earnings in Europe bolstered risk appetite. This backdrop helped Turkey’s BIST 100 index move in tandem with European bourses.

Core Dynamics of BIST 100

■The index added 91.95 points (+0.67%) to settle at 13,795.08.

■Intraday low: 13,667.84; high: 13,801.69.

■Total turnover hit TL 87.3 billion.

■Technical outlook places resistance at 13,900 and 14,000 points, with support at 13,700 and 13,600.

Most Active Stocks

■Tüpraş

■Turkish Airlines

■CW Energy

■ASELSAN

■Koç Holding

Sector Winners and Losers

■Financial Leasing Factoring surged 6.65%, the top gainers.

■IT sector slipped 2.27%, the biggest laggard.

■Services index fell 0.12%, Financial index down 0.09%, Technology down 0.30%, while Industrial rose 1.21%.

Technical Levels and Key Data to Watch

■Support: 13,700 & 13,600 points

■Resistance: 13,900 & 14,000 points

■Watch: Domestic weekly money‑supply and banking statistics; US unemployment claims and wholesale inventory data.

■FX: EUR/USD 1.1540, GBP/USD 1.3460, USD/JPY 157.9. In the Turkish free market, USD trades at 47.5960 TRY, EUR at 55.0520 TRY.

■Commodities: Gold up 0.6% to $4,270/oz, Brent crude up 0.1% to $79.5/barrel.

Volkan Şen – The rally in BIST 100 is underpinned by strong performance in liquidity‑providing sectors such as financial leasing factoring and the resilience of core infrastructure stocks like energy and aviation. However, global risk factors—including US labor data and Middle‑East geopolitical dynamics—combined with local monetary statistics could spark short‑term volatility. Smart‑money flows are likely to reinforce positions near the 13,900‑14,000 zone, provided support holds; otherwise, a corrective dip below 13,600 may emerge.