Turkiye's BIST 100 index down at Tuesday's open

By Gokhan Ergocun

ISTANBUL (AA) - Turkiye's benchmark stock index opened at 1,987 points on Tuesday, down 10.53, or 0.52%, from the previous close.

Borsa Istanbul's BIST 100 index was up 0.33% to close on Monday at 1,997.33 points, with a daily trading volume of 34 billion Turkish liras ($2.4 billion).

The US dollar/Turkish lira exchange rate rose to 14.4870 as of 9.30 a.m. local time (0630GMT), from 14.3430 at Monday's close.

The euro/lira exchange rate also increased to 15.7210 from 15.6470, while a British pound traded for 18.9820 liras, up from 18.9550 at the last close.

Brent crude oil was sold for around $127.3 per barrel as of 10 a.m. local time (0700GMT).