Turkiye’s benchmark stock index opened at 2,502.97 points on Monday, rising 8.6 points, or 0.34%, from the previous close.
Borsa Istanbul’s BIST 100 index was up 0.77% for an all-time high closing of 2,494.37 points on Friday, with a daily trading volume of 33 billion liras ($2.2 billion).
The US dollar/Turkish lira exchange rate rose slightly to 14.6440 as of 10.00 a.m. local time (0700GMT), from 14.6300 at last week’s close.
The euro/lira exchange rate stood at 15.8113 versus 15.8200, while a British pound traded for 19.0670 liras, down from 19.1500 at the last close.
Brent crude oil was sold for around $112 per barrel as of 10 a.m. local time, while the ounce price of gold was at $1,991.30.
Source: Anadolu Agency