Economy
Turkish stocks flat at Friday's open
BIST 100 index marginally up by 1.12 points from previous close
Tuba Şahin |
08.10.2021 - Update : 08.10.2021
ANKARA
Turkey's benchmark stock index opened at 1,398.04 points on Friday, up 0.08%, or 1.12 points, from the previous close.
At Thursday's close, Borsa Istanbul's BIST 100 index was up 1.84% to 1,396.92 points, with a daily trading volume of nearly 15 billion Turkish liras ($1.69 billion).
The US dollar/Turkish lira exchange rate rose to 8.9050 as of 9.30 a.m. local time (0630GMT) from 8.8820 at the previous close.
The euro/Turkish lira exchange rate also increased to 10.2810 from 10.2740, while one British pound traded for 12.1110 Turkish liras, down from 12.1300.
One barrel of Brent crude oil sold for around $82.92 as of 10 a.m. local time (0700GMT).
Anadolu Agency website contains only a portion of the news stories offered to subscribers in the AA News Broadcasting System (HAS), and in summarized form. Please contact us for subscription options.
