Istanbul: Trkiye's benchmark stock index, the BIST 100, began the week on a positive note, opening at 14,192.88 points. This marks an increase of 0.15%, or 20.62 points, from the previous session.

According to Anadolu Agency, the BIST 100 had closed last Friday at 14,172.26 points, reflecting a 0.28% rise with a daily transaction volume of 185 billion liras, equivalent to $3.87 billion.

At 10.45 am local time (0745GMT), the exchange rates showed the Turkish lira trading at 47.9015 to the US dollar, 55.6330 to the euro, and 65.0155 to the British pound.

The price of gold stood at $4,408.5 per ounce, and Brent crude futures were trading at $88.3 per barrel.