ISTANBUL

Türkiye's benchmark stock index opened at 2,662 points on Tuesday, up by 0.21%, or 5.68 points, from the previous close.

On Monday, Borsa Istanbul's BIST 100 index was up 2.42% to finish at an all-time high closing of 2,656.32 points, with a daily trading volume of 35.6 billion liras ($2 billion).

The US dollar/Turkish lira exchange rate stood at 17.9483 as of 10.14 a.m. local time (0714GMT) versus 17.9410 at the previous close.

The euro/Turkish lira exchange rate decreased to 18.3732 from 18.4130, while a British pound traded for 21.9114 Turkish liras, down from 22.0640 at the previous close.

Brent crude oil was selling for around $99.58 per barrel, while the price of an ounce of gold was $1,789.55.