Borsa Istanbul flat at open

BIST 100 index rises 0.04 percent while US dollar/Turkish lira rate stands at around 3.61

By Can Erozden

ANKARA (AA) - Turkey's benchmark stock index started the day with a 37.49-point increase to open at 101,134.64 points on Tuesday.

On the second transaction day of the week, Borsa Istanbul's BIST 100 index was up 0.04 percent.

The banking and holding indexes went down by 0.02 percent and 0.06 percent, respectively.

The mining sector was the best performer with a 1.14 percent rise, while the metalware machine sector index started the day with the biggest decline, falling by 0.07 percent.

The U.S. dollar/Turkish lira exchange rate increased to 3.6190 at 9.30 a.m. local time (0630GMT) on Tuesday, compared with 3,6060 at Monday's close.

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