Turkish stock exchange begins new week flat

By Gokhan Ergocun

ISTANBUL (AA) - The Turkish benchmark stock index opened the new week on Monday at 9,113.27 points, increasing slightly by 0.02% or 1.77 points versus the previous close.

At the previous close, the BIST 100 index dropped by 0.32% to 9,111.50 points with a daily transaction volume of 56 billion Turkish liras ($1.76 billion).

The US dollar/Turkish lira (USD/TRY) exchange rate was 32.1105 as of 10.20 a.m. (0720GMT), the EUR/TRY rate stood at 34.7785, and the GBP/TRY rate was 40.5180.

One ounce of gold was sold for $2,166.75, while the barrel price of Brent oil was around $85.95.