Türkiye's BIST 100 index opens Friday on low note

By Tuba Sahin

ANKARA (AA) - Türkiye's benchmark stock index opened at 5,198.30 points on Friday, down 0.63%, or 32.72 points, from the previous close.

On Thursday, Borsa Istanbul's BIST 100 index slipped 1.26% to close at 5,231.02 points with a daily trading volume of 90 billion Turkish liras ($4.8 billion).

The US dollar/Turkish lira exchange rate was at 18.8143 as of 10.08 a.m. local time (0708GMT), the euro/lira exchange rate stood at 20.4535, and a British pound traded for 23.2739 liras.

Brent crude oil was selling for around $87.66 per barrel, while the price of an ounce of gold was at $1,924.70.