Türkiye's BIST 100 index ends midweek with record high

ISTANBUL

Türkiye's benchmark stock index closed midweek at a new all-time high of 13,407.44 points, climbing 2.29% from the previous close.

Starting Wednesday at 13,150.12 points, Borsa Istanbul's BIST 100 index earned 300.45 points from the previous close.

The index's lowest value during Wednesday was 13,144.15, while its daily high was 13,512.42.

The total market value of the BIST 100 was around 13.24 trillion Turkish liras ($305.8 billion), with a daily trading volume of 240.8 billion Turkish liras ($5.54 billion).


During the day, 70 stocks on the index rose and 28 fell compared to the previous close.

The price of an ounce of gold was $5,265.35, while Brent crude oil sold for around $66.95 per barrel as of 6.20 pm local time (1520GMT).

The US dollar/Turkish lira exchange rate was 43.4140 and the euro/lira exchange rate was 51.8620, while the British pound traded at 59.7890 liras.