Turkey’s benchmark stock index opened at 1,327.66 points on Thursday, rising 0.16% or 2.17 points from the previous close.
BIST 100 INDEX GAINS 2.17 POINTS FROM PREVIOUS CLOSE
At the previous close, Borsa Istanbul’s BIST 100 index rose by 0.02% to 1,325.49 points, with a daily trading volume of 30.4 billion Turkish liras ($3.9 billion).
The US dollar/Turkish lira exchange rate rose to 7.8530 as of 9.30 a.m. local time (0630GMT), versus 7.8300 on Wednesday.
The euro/Turkish lira exchange rate also increased to 9.5180 from 9.4470, while one British pound traded for 10.5420 Turkish liras, up from 10.4620 at Wednesday’s close.