Turkish stocks flat at Thursday's open

By Gokhan Ergocun

ISTANBUL (AA) - Türkiye's benchmark stock index opened at 4.823,33 points on Thursday, down 0.08%, or 3.7 points, from the previous close.

Borsa Istanbul's BIST 100 index plunged 3.46% to close the midweek at 4,827.04 points, with a daily trading volume of 110 billion Turkish liras ($5.89 billion).

The US dollar/Turkish lira exchange rate was 18.6449 as of 10.14 a.m. local time (0714GMT), the euro/lira exchange rate stood at 19.6011, while a British pound traded for 22.7521 liras.

Brent crude oil was selling for around $78.19 per barrel, while the price of an ounce of gold was $1,797.45.