Turkiye's BIST 100 index up at midweek open

By Gokhan Ergocun

ISTANBUL (AA) – Turkiye’s benchmark stock index opened at 2,330.03 points on Wednesday, gaining 3.74 points, or 0.16%, from the previous close.

Borsa Istanbul’s BIST 100 index was up 0.64% to close at 2,326.29 points on Tuesday.

The US dollar/Turkish lira exchange rate rose to 14.7310 as of 10 a.m. local time (0700GMT), from 14.7200 at Tuesday’s close.

The euro/lira exchange rate fell to 16.0390 from 16.1450, while a British pound traded for 19.2484 liras, down from 19.4220 at the previous close.

Brent crude oil was sold for around $107 per barrel as of 10 a.m. local time, while the ounce price of gold was at $1,915.