Turkey’s benchmark stock index opened at 1,138.60 points on Tuesday, rising 0.44% or 5.02 points from the previous close.
BIST 100 INDEX RISES 5.02 POINTS FROM PREVIOUS CLOSE
At the previous close, Borsa Istanbul’s BIST 100 index was up 1.91% at 1,133.59 points, with a daily trading volume of 25.9 billion Turkish liras ($3 billion).
The US dollar/Turkish lira exchange rate rose to 8.4450 as of 9:30 a.m. local time (0630GMT), versus 8.4410 at the previous close.
The euro/Turkish lira exchange rate also increased to 9.8460 from 9.8180, while one British pound traded for 10.9440 Turkish liras, up from 10.9430.