Turkish stock exchange up at Thursday opening
Türkiye's benchmark stock index, the BIST 100, opened Thursday at 14,040.06, marking a 0.20% increase, while exchange rates placed the Turkish lira at 45.6150 per US dollar, and Brent crude traded at $106.58 per barrel.
- Türkiye
- Anadolu Agency
- Published Date: 11:17 | 21 May 2026
Türkiye's benchmark stock index opened Thursday at 14,040.06, up 0.20% or 28.05 points.
On Wednesday, the BIST 100 fell 0.12% to close at 14,012.01 points, with a daily transaction volume of 165.5 billion liras ($3.63 billion).
As of 9.50 a.m. local time (0650GMT), exchange rates stood at 45.6150 Turkish liras to the US dollar, 53.1705 to the euro, and 61.2650 to the British pound.
The price of an ounce of gold was $4,521, while Brent crude oil futures were trading at $106.58 per barrel.
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