Borsa Istanbul Closes Week Higher: BIST 100 Approaches 14,000 Threshold

Positive Closing for the BIST 100 Index Borsa Istanbul's BIST 100 index completed the final trading day of the week at 13,934.06 points, an increase of 129.85 points compared to the previous close.
On a day when the total transaction volume reached 171.4 billion lira, the index recorded an overall value gain of 0.94%.
Despite a negative start to the day, the market managed to recover with purchases during the session and closed in positive territory.
Sectoral Performance and Highlights Among the sector indices, the financial leasing and factoring sector exhibited the strongest performance with an 8.04% increase.
Conversely, the holding index was the biggest loser of the day.
Selective movements by investors on a sectoral basis were effective in bringing the index closer to the 14,000-point threshold.
Global Markets and Macroeconomic Data In global markets, fourth-quarter growth data from the United States influenced pricing.
The US economy grew by 1.4% in the fourth quarter of 2025, falling below expectations.
The 43-day government shutdown and weakening consumer spending were cited as factors in this slowdown.
Domestically, Turkey's net International Investment Position (IIP) was announced as minus $324.9 billion.
While the Real Sector Confidence Index rose to 104.1 in February, the manufacturing industry capacity utilization rate decreased to 73.5%.
Technical Levels and Next Week's Agenda Analysts state that, from a technical perspective, the 14,100 and 14,200 point levels for the BIST 100 index act as resistance, while 13,800 and 13,700 points serve as support.
Next week, domestic data on the foreign trade balance, economic confidence index, and unemployment rate will be monitored.
Internationally, the US Producer Price Index (PPI), Eurozone inflation, and German growth data will be the main items on the market agenda.