Turkey’s benchmark stock index opened at 1,326.76 points on Wednesday, rising 0.11% or 1.47 points from the previous close.
BIST 100 INDEX GAINS 1.47 POINTS FROM PREVIOUS CLOSE
At Tuesday’s close, Borsa Istanbul’s BIST 100 index was up 3.25% at 1,325.29 points, with a daily trading volume of 30 billion Turkish liras ($3.8 billion).
The US dollar/Turkish lira exchange rate stood at 7.8310 as of 9:30 a.m. local time (0630GMT), falling from 7.8480.
The euro/Turkish lira exchange rate increased to 9.4610 from 9.4090, while one British pound traded for 10.5320 Turkish liras, up from 10.5220 at Tuesday’s close.