By Gokhan Ergocun
ISTANBUL (AA) - Türkiye's benchmark stock index opened at 5,223.45 points on Tuesday, up by 0.3%, or 15.78 points, from the previous close.
Borsa Istanbul's BIST 100 index jumped 4.47% to close Monday at 5,207.67, with a daily trading volume of 94 billion Turkish liras ($5 billion).
The US dollar/Turkish lira exchange rate was at 18.7927 as of 10.02 a.m. local time (0702GMT), the euro/lira exchange rate stood at 20.3342, while a British pound traded for 22.9063 Turkish liras.
Brent crude oil was selling for around $84.64 per barrel, while the price of an ounce of gold was $1,910.20.