Borsa Istanbul opens Thursday up

By Aysu Bicer

ANKARA (AA) - Türkiye's benchmark stock index opened at 4,089.61 points on Thursday, up 0.44%, or 17.75 points, from the previous close.

Borsa Istanbul's BIST 100 index ended Wednesday at a record high of 4,071.87 points, with a daily trading volume of 77 billion Turkish liras ($4.14 billion).

The US dollar/Turkish lira exchange rate was at 18.6190 as of 10.15 a.m. local time (0715GMT), the euro/lira exchange rate was at 18.3288, and a British pound traded for 21.2062 liras.

Brent crude oil was selling for around $95.33 per barrel, while the price of an ounce of gold was $1,636.54.