Turkiye's BIST 100 index up at Tuesday open

BIST 100 index increases 10.2 points from previous close

Turkiye's BIST 100 index up at Tuesday open

Turkiye's benchmark stock index opened at 2,321.61 points on Tuesday, up 10.21 points or 0.44%, from the previous close.

Borsa Istanbul's BIST 100 index was up 2.65% to close at 2,311.40 points on Monday, with a daily trading volume of 50.3 billion Turkish liras ($3.4 billion).

The US dollar/Turkish lira exchange rate stood at 14.7080 as of 10.00 a.m. local time (0700GMT), versus 14.7030 at Monday's close.

The euro/lira exchange rate also decreased slightly to 16.1490 from 16.1550, while a British pound traded for 19.3270 liras, down from 19.3430 at the last close.

Brent crude oil was sold for around $109 per barrel as of 10 a.m. local time, while the ounce price of gold was at $1,932.30.