Istanbul: Trkiye's benchmark stock index opened Monday at 11,533.23 points, marking a rise of 2.11% or 238.75 points.

According to Anadolu Agency, the BIST 100 had closed Friday with an increase of 2.23%, standing at 11,294.48 points, and had a daily transaction volume of 171.4 billion Turkish liras, equivalent to $4.14 billion.

As of 10.20 am local time (0720GMT), the exchange rates were 41.3720 Turkish liras to the US dollar, 48.6320 to the euro, and 55.7905 to the British pound. Meanwhile, the price of an ounce of gold was $3,711.90, and Brent crude oil was trading at $66.5 per barrel.