Turkish stock exchange flat at opening session

ISTANBUL 

Türkiye’s benchmark stock index opened Thursday at 7,657.03 points, down slightly by 0.08%, or 5.81 points, from the previous close.

Borsa Istanbul’s BIST 100 index closed the midweek at 7,662.85 points, decreasing by 0.82%, with a daily trading volume of 63 billion Turkish liras ($2.16 billion)

The US dollar/Turkish lira exchange rate was 29.1410 as of 10.00 a.m. local time (0700GMT), the euro/lira exchange rate stood at 31.8960, while a British pound traded for 36.8150 Turkish liras.

Brent crude oil was selling for around $79.70 per barrel, while the price of an ounce of gold was $2,048.80.

• BIST 100
• Borsa Istanbul
• Brent oil
• Gold
• Turkish lira