Turkish stock exchange flat at open

By Gokhan Ergocun

ISTANBUL (AA) - The Turkish benchmark stock index opened Thursday at 10,189.06 points, up 0.3% or 30.43 points over the previous close.

At the midweek's close, the BIST 100 index fell by 0.15% to 10,158.63 points, with a daily transaction volume of 91 billion Turkish liras ($2.82 billion).

The US dollar/Turkish lira (USD/TRY) exchange rate was 32.2170 as of 10.20 a.m. (0720GMT), the EUR/TRY rate stood at 35.1340, while the GBP/TRY rate was 40.9660.

The price of one ounce of gold was $2,386.90, and the barrel price of Brent oil was around $82.90.