Türkiye’s benchmark stock index opened at 2,611.22 points on Friday, gaining 9.66 points, or 0.37%, from the previous close.
On Thursday, Borsa Istanbul’s BIST 100 index saw a new record-high closing at 2,601.56 points, before climbing to an all-time high of 2,603.34 during trading hours. The daily trading volume was 40.8 billion Turkish liras ($2.5 billion).
The US dollar/Turkish lira exchange rate stood at 16.4924 as of 10.00 a.m. local time (0700GMT) up 0.15% from Thursday’s close.
The euro/lira exchange rate was at 17.7285 for a daily gain of 0.27%, while a British pound traded for 20.7229 liras – a 0.23% increase.
Brent crude oil was trading around $117 per barrel with a 0.49% loss at the time.
Source: Anadolu Agency