Turkey’s benchmark stock index opened at 1,329.29 points — an all-time high — on Monday, rising 0.40% or 5.34 points from the previous close.
BIST 100 INDEX EARNS AROUND 5.34 POINTS FROM PREVIOUS CLOSE
At last week’s close, Borsa Istanbul’s BIST 100 index was up 0.83% at 1,323.95 points — all-time high close — with a daily trading volume of 12.3 billion Turkish liras ($1.6 billion).
The US dollar/Turkish lira exchange rate rose to 7.7020 as of 9.30 a.m. local time (0630GMT), versus 7.6350 at the previous close.
The euro/Turkish lira exchange rate also increased to 9.1470 from 9.0680, while one British pound traded for 10.2590 Turkish liras, up from 10.2010.