Turkey’s benchmark stock index opened at 1,150.10 points on Wednesday, down 0.22% or 2.53 points from the previous close.
BIST 100 INDEX LOSES 2.53 POINTS FROM PREVIOUS CLOSE
At the previous close, Borsa Istanbul’s BIST 100 index was up 0.71% at 1,152.63 points with a daily trading volume of 22.1 billion Turkish liras ($2.70 billion).
Borsa Istanbul opened for a half-day on Wednesday and will be closed on Thursday for observances of the Republic Day holiday on Oct. 29.
The US dollar/Turkish lira exchange rate increased to 8.2120 as of 9.30 a.m. local time (0630GMT), versus 8.1730 at the previous close.
The euro/Turkish lira exchange rate also rose to 9.6770 from 9.6720, while one British pound traded for 10.7510 Turkish liras, up from 10.6850.