In the first half of the day, the BIST 100 index in Borsa Istanbul decreased by 0.29 percent, dropping to 8,980.44 points.

Moving in a downward trend in the first half of the day, the BIST 100 index fell to 8,980.44 points, a decrease of 26.11 points from the previous close as of 13:00. The total trading volume was 25.8 billion Turkish lira. While the banking index gained 0.1 percent, the holding index lost 0.3 percent. Among sector indices, sports showed the highest gain with 0.6 percent, while financial leasing factoring had the most significant decline with 1.5 percent. In global markets, due to continuing political uncertainty in the US ahead of the upcoming presidential election and before the employment report to be announced tomorrow, a negative trend is being observed. Analysts mentioned that in the afternoon data agenda, monthly money and bank statistics domestically, and personal consumption expenditures in the US internationally will be highlighted. They also noted that technically, the support levels for the BIST 100 index are at 8,900 and 8,800, while resistance levels are at 9,100 and 9,200 points.

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