Turkey’s benchmark stock index opened at 1,172.77 points on Thursday, rising 0.44% or 5.12 points from the previous close.
BIST 100 INDEX INCREASES 5.12 POINTS FROM PREVIOUS CLOSE
At the previous close, Borsa Istanbul’s BIST 100 index rose by 1.47% to 1,167.65 points, with a daily trading volume of 24.5 billion Turkish liras (nearly $3 billion).
The US dollar/Turkish lira exchange rate rose to 8.4740 as of 9:30 a.m. local time (0630GMT), versus 8.4540 on Wednesday.
The euro/Turkish lira exchange rate also increased to 9.9560 from 9.8980, while one British pound traded for 11.0110 Turkish liras, down from 11.0150.