BIST 100 closes higher as trade stocks lift 100 points
Published on 10/13/2026 at 18:50 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWSData and stock movers
- BIST 100 closed at 12,251 points on October 13, up 100 points or 0.8 percent.
- Trade stocks rose 2.4 percent, while Turkey posted a USD 4.053 billion August surplus.
- Tekfen Holding fell 10.0 percent, while BIM rose 3.7 percent.
- US CPI is due October 14 at 3:30 p.m. TRT, followed by the Beige Book at 9:00 p.m.
BIST 100 closed at 12,250.68 points on October 13, gaining 100 points or 0.8 percent. Trade stocks led the advance, while financial leasing and factoring remained weak, Anadolu Agency reported.
BIM rose 3.7 percent, the strongest performer among the stocks tracked by Investing.com. The index opened at 12,161.15 points and reached 12,276.34 points during the session, according to Hibya.
Why did BIST 100 rise on Tuesday?
Trade stocks gained 2.37 percent and banking stocks rose 1.22 percent. Financial leasing and factoring fell 5.35 percent, limiting the broader advance, Anadolu Agency said.
Turkey's August current-account surplus reached USD 4.053 billion. Economists had expected a USD 3.5029 billion surplus, according to Sozcu.
Winners and losers in BIST 100
Winners and losers at the Istanbul close, according to Investing.com:
- BIM up 3.7 percent
- Kocaer Celik up 3.6 percent
- Petkim up 3.0 percent
- Tekfen Holding down 10.0 percent
- 1000 Yatirimlar Holding down 6.5 percent
- Dogal Enerji down 4.2 percent
Trading volume reached 92.9 billion lira
Total trading volume reached 92.9 billion lira. Advancing trade and banking shares supported the index, but the financial leasing and factoring sector fell 5.35 percent, Anadolu Agency reported.
What comes next for BIST 100
- October 14, 2026, 10:00 a.m. TRT: BIST 100 resumes trading after the Tuesday close, Anadolu Agency reports.
- October 14, 2026, 3:30 p.m. TRT: US September consumer price data are due, with headline inflation forecast at 3.6 percent year over year, Investing.com says.
- October 14, 2026, 9:00 p.m. TRT: The Federal Reserve is scheduled to publish its Beige Book, Federal Reserve records.
