The August-dated Contract Based on the BIST 30 Index on Borsa Istanbul's Futures and Options Market Opened the Day With a 0.17% Rise

The contract, which moved with a buying bias yesterday, had closed the regular session up 0.77% at 16,910.00 points. In the evening session, the index contract rose 0.04% to trade at 16,918.00 points. Today, the August-dated index contract is trading at 16,947.00 points, up 0.17% from the previous regular session close.

Global markets are seeking direction between rising inflation concerns in the US and technology optimism supported by US chip maker Nvidia's better-than-expected earnings. Analysts noted that today, domestic weekly money and banking statistics will be followed, while abroad, the US trade balance, wholesale inventories, and unemployment benefit claims will be tracked. Technically, they said 17,000 and 17,100 points are resistance levels for the index contract, while 16,700 and 16,600 points are support levels.