Market Outlook: Stock Exchange Wraps Up First Trading Day of the Year with a Surge in Purchases

The BIST 100 index closed the day at 9961.34 points, increasing by 130.78 points. According to the Foreks News poll, the BIST 100 index was expected to close with an increase of 66.26 points. The closest estimate in the BIST 100 index closing poll conducted by Foreks News was made by A1 Capital/Merve Özgürsoy with a prediction of 125.2 points. The second closest estimate was made by A1 Capital/Halil İbrahim Akşit with 145.0 points. The third closest estimate was provided by A1 Capital/Kerem Demir with 111.11 points. A total of 39 analysts from brokerage firms participated in today's Foreks News BIST 100 index closing poll; 37 analysts predicted a positive closing, while 2 analysts predicted a negative closing.