BIST 100 falls 0.66 percent at midday as Fed minutes loom

BIST 100 fell 0.66 percent to 12,362.20 points at 1:00 p.m. TRT on October 7, 2026, as the market moved lower ahead of the Federal Reserve's scheduled release of its September meeting minutes. Ground News reported that the index was down 81.72 points from its previous close.

Course of the session

The index opened at 12,389.72 points, up 0.12 percent from the previous session's close at 12,443.92 points. By the first half of trading, 62 BIST 100 constituents had declined, 32 had advanced and six were unchanged, according to Haberler. Trading volume was 47.8 billion lira, according to Ground News.

Sector performance and next event

The banking index was down 0.04 percent and the holding index lost 0.48 percent by midday, while the decline across the wider index was reflected in the negative breadth. The previous session ended with the BIST 100 down 0.56 percent at 12,443.92 points, with turnover of 107.1 billion lira, Anadolu Agency reported.

The Federal Reserve is scheduled to publish minutes from its September 15-16 meeting at 2:00 p.m. ET on October 7, according to the Federal Reserve. The release is scheduled for 9:00 p.m. TRT, according to Admiral Markets.

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