Turkish stock exchange opens Friday higher

Türkiye’s benchmark BIST 100 index opened Friday at 11,234.39 points, up 0.12% or 14.02 points from the previous close.

The index had closed Thursday down 3.08% at 11,220.37 points, with a daily transaction volume of 111 billion liras ($2.24 billion).

As of 09.50 am local time (0650GMT), the lira traded at 49.7375 against the US dollar, 55.8065 against the euro, and 66.6325 against the British pound.

Gold was priced at $4,014.20 per ounce, while Brent crude oil futures stood at $114.28 per barrel.