Turkish stocks start Friday 0.26% up

BIST 100 index rises 248 points from previous close, USD/TRY exchange rate stands around 5.77

By Tuba Sahin

ANKARA (AA) - Turkey's benchmark stock index started Friday up 0.26% or 248.09 points to open at 95,821.21 points.

On Thursday, Borsa Istanbul's BIST 100 index increased 0.78% to close at 95,573.12 points with a daily trading volume of 5.7 billion Turkish liras ($992 million).

The U.S. dollar/Turkish lira exchange rate was 5.7750 as of 9.30 a.m. local time (0630GMT) on Friday, compared to 5.7620 at Thursday's close.

The euro/Turkish lira exchange rate stood at 6.5690, versus 6.5620, and one British pound traded for 7.3350 Turkish liras, compared to 7.3160.

One barrel of Brent oil sold for $65.27 as of 10.00 a.m. local time (0715GMT) on Friday.

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