Turkish stocks flat at open

ANKARA (AA) - Borsa Istanbul's BIST 100 index gained 59.28 points to open at 79,492.59 on Wednesday.

The BIST 100 index rose 0.07 percent while the banking sector and holding sector indexes increased by 0.25 percent and 0.05 percent, respectively.

The tourism sector gained the most with a 1.35 percent rise, while the mining sector index fell hardest with a 0.82 percent decline.

Analysts said investors would follow figures from the U.S. set to be released Wednesday.

The U.S. dollar/Turkish lira exchange rate, which was at 3.0820 by the time markets closed on Tuesday, stood at 3.0750 early Wednesday.