By Tuba Ongun
Türkiye's benchmark stock index opened Wednesday at 9,606.37 points, decreasing 0.55%, or 53.11 points, from last week's close, after a break from the Eid al-Fitr holiday marking the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
On March 28, Borsa Istanbul's BIST 100 index gained 0.49% to close Friday at 9,659.48 points.
The US dollar/Turkish lira exchange rate was 37.9406 as of 10.14 a.m. local time (0714GMT), the euro/lira exchange rate stood at 40.9709, while a British pound traded for 48.9772 liras.
Brent crude oil was selling for around $74.21 per barrel, while the price of an ounce of gold was $3,142.99.