At the opening, the BIST 100 index decreased by 306.03 points and 6.38 percent compared to the previous close, to 4,489.58 points.
The banking index decreased by 9.54 percent and the holding index decreased by 7.86 percent. While all sector indices started the week with a decline, banking was the one that declined the most.
Moving in a downward trend on Friday, the BIST 100 index lost 1.08 percent and closed the day at 4,795.61 points.
Analysts said that the possibility of the Presidential elections going to the second round reduces the risk appetite.
Borsa İstanbul’s statement regarding the introduction of the Index-Linked Circuit Breaker System was published on the Public Disclosure Platform (KAP).
In the statement, “As of 09.55.17, the index-linked circuit breaker was triggered and all transactions in the Equity Market, contracts based on Equity and Equity Indices in the Futures and Options Market (VIOP) and the Debt Securities Market (BAP) Equity Repo Market were temporarily suspended.” expressions were used.
It was stated in the statement that single price order collection will start at 10.20.00 in the Equity Market, and matching will be made at 10.25.00 and the transactions will continue with continuous trading from 10.20.00.
In the statement, it was stated that a single price order collection will be made at 10.20.00 in the Equity Market and the session will continue from where it left off from 10.20.00. In the primary market rows remaining from the right to buy, the transactions will continue with continuous trading from 10.30.00 onwards.
In the statement, it was noted that the contracts based on Equity and Equity Indices in VIOP and the transactions in the BAP Equity Repo Market will restart at 10:30 am, reminding that the order collection process was interrupted randomly within 30 seconds after the specified time.
The Index-Linked Circuit Breaker System in Borsa Istanbul is triggered by the instantaneous 5% and 7% depreciation in the index, and is used to minimize the loss of investors by panic transactions.
Analysts stated that industrial production in the Euro Zone and New York Fed manufacturing index data in the USA will be followed today.
