The Reserve Bank of New Zealand, which has been effective in recent policy meetings, signaled that further rate hikes may be necessary to constrain inflation at its latest policy meeting and kept the policy rate at 5.50 percent. In close trading, Japan's Nikkei 225 index fell by 0.8%, South Korea's Kospi index rose by 0.1%, China's Shanghai Composite index rose by 0.1%, and Hong Kong's Hang Seng index rose by 0.3%. Domestically, the Borsa Istanbul BIST 100 Index, which was driven by a buying spree yesterday, ended at 10,895.25 points, setting a new all-time high closing level, surpassing its previous record of 11,088.01 points. The dollar/TL rate, which closed almost flat yesterday, rose to 32,2250 in today's opening trading after the closing. On the other hand, yesterday's news flow regarding Yapı ve Kredi Bankasi's potential international customer affected the BIST 100 index gains, as well as its share price rising by 9.97% to 37.96 lira per share. The shares of Koç Holding also rose by 7.3%. Analysts noted that in terms of technical analysis, the resistance levels of 10,900 and 11,000 in the BIST 100 index are expected to hold, with support levels at 10,900 and 10,700 points.
