By Aysu Bicer
ANKARA (AA) – Turkiye’s benchmark stock index opened at 2,049.74 points on Thursday with a gain of 8.31 points, or 0.41%, from the previous close.
The BIST 100 index was up 0.16% to close Wednesday at 2,041.43 points, with a daily trading volume of 24.9 billion Turkish liras ($1.8 billion).
The US dollar/Turkish lira exchange rate rose slightly to 13.6250 as of 9.30 a.m. local time (0630GMT), from 13.6230 at Wednesday’s close.
The euro/lira exchange rate slipped to 15.4612 from 15.4660, while a British pound traded for 18.4942 liras, down from 18.5210 at the last close.
Brent crude oil sold for around $93.40 per barrel as of 10 a.m. local time (0700GMT).