The Omicron variant continues to affect asset prices on a global basis. Concerns and possible restrictions that the increasing number of cases in the Kovid-19 epidemic may threaten the global economic recovery are priced as the main risks in the stock markets.
In Australia, which is under the influence of Delta and Omicron variants of Kovid-19, the highest case was recorded with 37 thousand 152 people in one day since the virus was first seen, the total number of cases exceeded 500 thousand.
While a similar course is observed in Australia in many countries around the world, studies showing that despite the rapid spread of the Omicron variant, the disease has been overcome more slowly, reducing the pressure of the epidemic on the markets.
On the other hand, while there were no transactions in many markets in Asia on the first trading day of the year due to the holiday, the trading volume in open markets was also low.
On the last trading day of the year, the New York stock market followed a low-volume sales-weighted course, while the Dow Jones index decreased by 0.16 percent, the S&P 500 index by 0.26 percent and the Nasdaq index by 0.61 percent. In the USA, index futures contracts are on a buyers basis today.
On the European side, the news flow regarding the Omicron variant remains at the center of the agenda, while the London stock market will be closed for a holiday today.
While there were no transactions in the markets in Germany and Italy due to the holidays on Friday, the FTSE 100 index lost 0.25 percent in half-day transactions in England and France, and the CAC 40 index in France lost 0.28 percent.
The euro/dollar pair is trading at 1.1340, down 0.3 percent on the first day of the new year, after hitting its highest level since November 16 at 1.1388 on Friday.
In Asia, markets in China, Japan and Australia are closed today. The shares of the Chinese real estate giant Evergrande were closed on the open stock exchange in Hong Kong without giving a reason.
Today, the Hang Seng index lost 0.66 percent, while the Kospi index in South Korea gained 0.34 percent.
While the eyes are on the inflation and export data to be announced today, the balancing process in the markets is expected to continue for a while.
Economists participating in AA Finans' expectation survey expect the Consumer Price Index (CPI) to increase by 8.54 percent in December. According to the average of economists' December inflation expectations (8.54 percent), it is calculated that annual inflation, which was 21.31 percent in the previous month, will rise to 30.05 percent.
BIST 100 index, which depreciated by 0.32 percent, closed the year at 1,857.65 points, while a selling trend was observed in Borsa Istanbul on Friday. On the other hand, after closing at 13.4029 with an increase of 1.79 percent on Friday, the Dollar / TL is trading at 13.52 at the opening of the interbank market today.
Stating that today, the Producer Price Index (PPI) and the manufacturing industry Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) data on a global basis will also be followed domestically, analysts noted that technically, 1.890 and 1.940 levels in the BIST 100 index are in the resistance position, and 1.840 and 1.790 are in the support position.
The data to be followed in the markets today are as follows:
10.00 Turkey, December CPI and Domestic PPI
10.00 Turkey, December manufacturing PMI
11.55 Germany, December manufacturing PMI
12.00 Eurozone, manufacturing PMI for December
17.45 US, December manufacturing PMI
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