By Aysu Bicer
ANKARA (AA) – Turkiye’s benchmark stock index opened at 2,025.48 points on Friday, up 15.50 points, or 0.77%, from the previous close.
The BIST 100 index was down 1.54% to close Thursday at 2,009.99 points, with a daily trading volume of 32.4 billion Turkish liras ($2.4 billion).
The US dollar/Turkish lira exchange rate rose to 13.6267 as of 9.30 a.m. local time (0630GMT), from 13.6060 at Thursday’s close.
The euro/lira exchange rate climbed to 15.4871 from 15.4670, while a British pound traded for 18.5450 liras, down from 18.5800 a day earlier.
Brent crude oil sold for around $92.78 per barrel as of 10 a.m. local time (0700GMT).