Turkish stock exchange flat at midweek open

By Tuba Ongun

ANKARA (AA) – The Turkish benchmark stock index opened Wednesday at 7,624.59 points, marginally up by 0.30 points versus the previous close.

On Tuesday, Borsa Istanbul's BIST 100 index surged 2.06% to 7,624.29 points at close, with daily transaction volume of 78 billion liras ($2.62 billion).

The US dollar/Turkish lira exchange rate was 29.7796 as of 09.51 a.m. local time (07.51 GMT), the euro/lira rate stood at 32.6758, while a British pound traded for 37.6575 liras.

Brent crude oil was selling for around $75.92 per barrel, while the price of an ounce of gold was $2,072.95.