Turkey’s benchmark stock index opened at 1,330.07 points on Wednesday, rising by 0.69% or 9.09 points from the previous close.
BIST 100 INDEX GAINS OVER 9 POINT FROM PREVIOUS CLOSE
At Tuesday’s close, Borsa Istanbul’s BIST 100 index rose 0.51% at 1,320.98 points, with a daily trading volume of 37.1 billion Turkish liras ($4.8 billion).
The US dollar/Turkish lira exchange rate remained stable at 7.9730 as of 9.30 a.m. local time (0630GMT), compared to the previous close.
The euro/Turkish lira exchange rate increased to 9.4860 from 9.4510, while one British pound traded for 10.6420 Turkish liras, down from 10.6550 at Tuesday’s close.