By Tuba Sahin
ANKARA (AA) – Turkiye’s benchmark stock Borsa Istanbul index opened at 2,049.74 points on Thursday, falling 7.59% or 153.09 points from the previous close as investors showed concern over Russia's military intervention in Ukraine.
The BIST 100 index was down 0.07% to close Wednesday at 2,016.13 points, with a daily trading volume of 27 billion Turkish liras ($2 billion).
The US dollar/Turkish lira exchange rate rose to 14.20 as of 10 a.m. local time (0700GMT), from 13.8460 at Wednesday’s close.
The euro/lira exchange rate traded for 15.9600, up from 15.6940 at the last close.
Brent crude oil sold for around $99.02 per barrel as of 10 a.m. local time (0700GMT), after hitting the $100 level for the first time since 2014 with the start of Russia's intervention.