Benchmark index falls 54.91 points at opening session
Türkiye’s benchmark stock index opened Monday at 9,759.28 points, decreasing 0.56%, or 54.91 points, from the previous close, after a break from the Eid al-Fitr holiday marking the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
On April 9, Borsa Istanbul’s BIST 100 index gained 0.59% to a fresh record closing high at 9,814.19 points.
The US dollar/Turkish lira exchange rate was 32.2865 as of 09.55 a.m. local time (0655GMT),the euro/lira exchange rate stood at 34.4275, while a British pound traded for 40.2671 liras.
Brent crude oil was selling for around $89.87 per barrel, while the price of an ounce of gold was $2,369.40.
Source: aa