Turkish stock exchange up at Thursday's open
BIST 100 opened Thursday at 13,062.57 points, up 0.92% from the previous close, while the Turkish lira traded at 43.99 per US dollar as Brent crude oil stood at $82.20 per barrel.
- Türkiye
- Anadolu Agency
- Published Date: 11:10 | 05 March 2026
Türkiye's benchmark stock index opened Thursday at 13,062.57 points, up 0.92% or 119.38 points from the previous close.
On Wednesday, the BIST 100 rose slightly by 0.08% to close at 12,943.19 points, with a daily transaction volume of 161 billion liras ($3.66 billion).
As of 10.25 am local time (0725GMT), exchange rates stood at 43.9930 Turkish liras to the US dollar, 51.1915 to the euro, and 58.8400 to the British pound.
The price of an ounce of gold was $5,164.7 while Brent crude oil was trading at $82.20 per barrel.
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