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

By Tuba Sahin

ANKARA (AA) – Turkiye’s benchmark stock index Borsa Istanbul opened at 2,087.29 points on Tuesday, slightly down by 1.19 points, or 0.06%, from the previous close.

Borsa Istanbul’s BIST 100 index was up 1.69% to close Monday at 2,066.62 points, with a daily trading volume of 28.5 billion Turkish liras ($2 billion).

The US dollar/Turkish lira exchange rate inched up to 14.8056 as of 10 a.m. local time (0700GMT), from 14.8020 at Monday’s close.

The euro/lira exchange rate also increased to 16.2416 from 16.2260, while a British pound traded for 19.3094 liras, down from 19.3680.

Brent crude oil was sold for around $100.58 per barrel as of 10 a.m. local time (0700GMT), a decrease of 5.91%.​​​​​​​