Turkish stock exchange soars 3.14% at weekly close, hitting record level

ISTANBUL

The Turkish benchmark stock index closed Friday at a record closing level of 10,643.58 points, up 3.14% from the previous close.

The BIST 100 index started the day at 10,369.87 points, earning 323.62 points from Thursday's close.

The lowest value of the index for the day was 10,643.58, while its daily high was 10,652.28 - historical high point.

Some 88 indices increased in value by the end of the day, while 12 declined.

The total transaction volume reached 133 billion Turkish liras ($4.11 billion), while the overall value of the index was 9.1 trillion liras ($283.6 billion).

The USD/TRY exchange rate was 32.2110 as of 19.00 p.m. local time (1600GMT), the EUR/TRY rate stood at 35.0430, while the GBP/TRY traded at 40.9180.


The price of one ounce of gold was $2,410.20, while the barrel price of Brent oil was around $83.35.