Economy
Turkey's Borsa Istanbul looking up at Tuesday's open
BIST 100 index gains 5.9 points from previous close
Tuba Sahin |
24.08.2021 - Update : 24.08.2021
ANKARA
Turkey’s benchmark stock index opened at 1,465.18 points on Tuesday, rising by 0.40% or 5.85 points from the previous close.
At Monday’s close, Borsa Istanbul's BIST 100 index surged 1.02% to hit 1,459.33 points, with a daily trading volume of 13.7 billion Turkish liras ($1.6 billion).
The US dollar/Turkish lira exchange rate fell to 8.4240 as of 9:30 a.m. local time (0630GMT) on Tuesday, from 8.4620 at the previous close.
The euro/Turkish lira exchange rate stood at 9.8950 versus 9.9230, while one British pound traded for 11.5790 Turkish liras, down from 11.6190.
One barrel of Brent crude oil sold for around $68.84 as of 10 a.m. local time (0700GMT).
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