By Gokhan Ergocun
ISTANBUL (AA) – Turkiye's benchmark stock index opened at 2,013.91 points on Friday, down 9.38, or 0.46%, from the previous close.
The BIST 100 index rose 1.87% to close at 2,023.29 points on Thursday, with a daily trading volume of 33.3 billion Turkish liras ($2.4 billion).
The US dollar/Turkish lira exchange rate increased to 14.1474 as of 9.30 a.m. local time (0630GMT), from 14.1220 at Thursday's close.
The euro/lira exchange rate dropped to 15.5900 from 15.6520, while a British pound traded for 18.8658 Turkish liras, down from 18.9270 at the last close.
Brent crude oil sold for around $111.8 per barrel as of 10 a.m. local time (0700GMT).