By Ovunc Kutlu
ANKARA (AA) - Turkiye’s benchmark stock index opened at 2,034.41 points on Wednesday, up 16.95 points, or 0.84%, from the previous close.
The BIST 100 index was down 1.01% to close Tuesday at 2,017.46 points, with a daily trading volume of 27.8 billion Turkish liras ($2 billion).
The US dollar/Turkish lira exchange rate was down to 13.7846 as of 10.09 a.m. local time (0709GMT), from Tuesday's close of 13.7934.
The euro/lira exchange rate fell to 15.6026 from 15.6090, while a British pound traded for 18.7366 liras – up from 18.7198 on Tuesday.
The price of Brent crude oil was around $93.62 per barrel at the time for a 0.25% daily loss.