Turkiye's BIST 100 index down at weekly open

By Gokhan Ergocun

ISTANBUL (AA) - Turkiye's benchmark stock index opened at 2,018.97 points on Monday, down 32.08, or 1.56%, from the previous close.

The BIST 100 index was up 0.61% to close on Friday at 2,051.05 points, with a daily trading volume of 33.1 billion Turkish liras ($2.4 billion).

The US dollar/Turkish lira exchange rate rose slightly to 13.5240 as of 9.30 a.m. local time (0630GMT), from 13.5040 at Friday's close.

The euro/lira exchange rate fell to 15.3390 from 15.3910, while a British pound traded for 18.3101 liras, down from 18.3840 at the last close.

Brent crude oil was sold for around $95.30 per barrel as of 10 a.m. local time (0700GMT).