ISTANBUL: The Turkish benchmark stock index opened Wednesday at 10.171,09 points, down slightly by 2.3 points over the previous close. At Tuesday's close, the BIST 100 index rose by 1.17% to 10,173.42 points, with a daily transaction volume of 104 billion liras ($3.22 billion). The US dollar/Turkish lira (USD/TRY) exchange rate was 32.2755 as of 10.15 a.m. (0715GMT), the EUR/TRY rate stood at 34.9910, while the GBP/TRY rate was 40.6565. The price of one ounce of gold was $2,361.60, and the barrel price of Brent oil was around $82.70. Source: Anadolu Agency
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