Turkey's benchmark stock index up at open

Borsa Istanbul's BIST 100 index up 0.39 pct from previous close

By Tuba Sahin

ANKARA (AA) - Turkey's benchmark stock index rose by 0.39 percent or 400.54 points to open at 103,853.39 points Thursday.

On Wednesday, Borsa Istanbul's BIST 100 index fell 0.27 percent to close the day at 103,452.85 points with a daily trading volume of 7 billion Turkish liras (some $1.3 billion).

The U.S. dollar/Turkish lira exchange rate stood at 5.4320 as of 9.30 a.m. local time (0630GMT) Thursday, compared to 5.4210 at the last close.

The euro/lira exchange rate was 6.1510, versus 6.1330 at the previous close. One British pound was exchanged for 7.1760 Turkish liras, as the GBP/TRY rate was 7.1360 by market close on Wednesday.

The price of Brent oil was around $66.15 per barrel as of 10.00 a.m. local time (0700GMT) on Thursday.

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