ISTANBUL
Türkiye’s benchmark stock index ended Monday at 9,276.78 points, up 1% from the previous close.
Starting the new week at 9,215.15 points, Borsa Istanbul’s BIST 100 index gained 91.96 points from Friday’s close.
The index’s lowest value during the day was 9,197.23, while its daily high was 9,330.13.
The total market value of the BIST 100 was around 8.1 trillion Turkish liras ($236.3 billion), with a daily trading volume of 96 billion Turkish liras ($2.79 billion).
During the day, 63 stocks on the index rose and 35 fell compared to the previous close.
The price of an ounce of gold was $2,619.10, while Brent crude oil sold for around $71.70 per barrel as of 6.30 pm local time (1530GMT).
The US dollar/Turkish lira exchange rate was 34.3345 and the euro/Turkish lira exchange rate was 36.5620, and a British pound traded for 44.2160 Turkish liras.
