By Gokhan Ergocun

ISTANBUL (AA) - Türkiye’s benchmark stock index was down 0.15% or 14.50 points to 9,814.69 points at the opening session on Friday.

At Thursday's close, the index lost 0.62% to 9,829.19 points.

The USD/TRY exchange rate was 34.1810 as of 10 am (0700GMT), the EUR/TRY rate stood at 38.1770, and the GBP/TRY traded at 45.7660.

The price of one ounce of gold was $2,666.45, while the barrel price of Brent oil was around $71.20.