Turkiye's BIST 100 index up at Wednesday's open

ISTANBUL

Turkiye's benchmark stock index opened at 2,198.89 points on Wednesday, up 10.08, or 0.46%, from the previous close.

Borsa Istanbul's BIST 100 index was up 0.63% to close on Tuesday at 2,188.81 points, with a daily trading volume of 33.3 billion Turkish liras ($2.2 billion).

The US dollar/Turkish lira exchange rate dropped to 14.8180 as of 10.00 a.m. local time (0700GMT), from 14.8440 at Tuesday's close.

The euro/lira exchange rate decreased to 16.3450 from 16.3720, while a British pound traded for 19.6607 liras, down from 19.7160 at the last close.

Brent crude oil was sold for around $116.4 per barrel as of 10 a.m. local time (0700GMT).