Turkish stocks flat at open

BIST 100 index drops slightly 0.07 pct compared to Monday's close

By Tuba Sahin

ANKARA (AA) - Turkey's benchmark stock index decreased by 0.07 percent or 68.72 points to open at 104,261.34 points on Tuesday.

On Monday, Borsa Istanbul's BIST 100 index surged by 1.11 percent to close the day at 104,330.06 points with a daily trading volume of 8.1 billion Turkish liras ($1.5 billion).

The U.S. dollar/Turkish lira exchange rate stood at 5.3130 as of 9.30 a.m. local time (0630GMT), compared to Monday's closing rate of 5.30360.

The euro/Turkish lira exchange rate also stood at 6.0360, versus 6.0300 at the last close.

One British pound traded for 6.9930 Turkish liras, as the GBP/TRY exchange rate was 6.9500 at market close on Monday.

The price of Brent oil was around $64.75 per barrel as of 09.30 a.m. local time (0630GMT) Tuesday.

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