Turkish stock exchange up at open

ISTANBUL

The Turkish benchmark stock index opened Tuesday at 8,101.23 points, increasing by 1.14% or 91.1 points versus the previous close.

The BIST 100 index rose by 0.17% to 8,010.14 points at Monday’s close, with a daily transaction volume of 76 billion Turkish liras ($2.52 billion).

The USD/TRY exchange rate was at 30.2745 as of 18.20 (GMT1520), while the EUR/TRY rate was at 33.0660 and the GBP/TRY rate at 38.5770.

One ounce of gold was at $2,034.50, while a barrel price of Brent oil was around $80.20.

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