Turkish stocks up at Tuesday's open

BIST 100 index gains over 31 points in opening session

By Gokhan Ergocun

ISTANBUL (AA) – Turkey’s benchmark stock index opened at 2,132.96 points on Tuesday, up by 31.45 points, or 1.5%, from the previous close.

The BIST 100 index climbed 3.24% to close Monday at a new record of 2,101.51 points, with a daily trading volume of 46 billion Turkish liras ($3.2 billion).

The US dollar/Turkish lira exchange rate rose to 14.1410 as of 9.30 a.m. local time (0630GMT), versus 14.0380 at the previous close.

The euro/lira exchange rate jumped to 15.9620 from 15.8460, while a British pound traded for 18.6950 liras, down from 18.8170.

A barrel of Brent crude oil was sold for around $74.5 as of 10 a.m. local time (0700GMT).

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