Turkish stock exchange rises at Thursday's open

The Borsa Istanbul's BIST 100 index finished Wednesday at 7,260.44 points, a decline of 0.53%, on a trading volume of 66 billion Turkish liras (approximately $2.26 billion).

As of 10:10 a.m. local time (0710 GMT), the US dollar to Turkish lira exchange rate was 29.4315. The euro was trading at 32.8140 liras, while the British pound was valued at 37.6945 liras.

Brent crude oil was priced at around $79.70 per barrel. Meanwhile, gold was trading at $2,096.45 per ounce.