Accra:Trkiye The BIST 100 index, the benchmark for the Turkish stock market, began trading on Friday at 11,896.08 points. This marks a decrease of 1.44%, or 174.09 points, compared to the previous day's close.

According to Anadolu Agency, the index had closed on Thursday at 12,070.17 points, experiencing a decline of 0.4% with a trading volume of 92 billion liras, equivalent to approximately $1.86 billion.

As of 09.50 am local time (0650GMT), the Turkish lira was valued at 49.5275 against the US dollar, 55.6850 against the euro, and 65.9740 against the British pound. Additionally, gold was priced at $4,178.05 per ounce, and Brent crude oil futures were at $105.45 per barrel.