ISTANBUL 

Türkiye’s benchmark stock index dropped by 0.3%, or 29.79 points, to open at 9,747.67 points on Monday.

On Friday, the index closed down 0.62% at 9,829.19 points, with a daily trading volume of 69 billion Turkish liras ($2.03 billion).

As of 10 a.m. local time (0700GMT), the exchange rates stood at 34.1830 for the U.S. dollar against the Turkish lira, 38.1800 for the euro, and 45.7950 for the British pound.

The price of gold per ounce was $2,659.05, and Brent crude oil traded at around $72.40 per barrel.