Feb 20, 2021 (MENAFN via COMTEX) --
(MENAFN)On Friday, Turkey's benchmark stock index started the day at 1,551.54 points, increased 0.33 percent or 5.13 points from the last close.
By a daily trading rate of 37.8 billion liras (USD5.4 billion), Borsa Istanbul's BIST 100 index closed Thursday at 1,546.41 points.
The US dollar/Turkish lira exchange volume increased to 6.9900 from 6.9660 as of 9:30 AM local time (0630GMT).
The euro/Turkish lira exchange volume increased to 8.4700 from 8.4240, while one British pound traded for 9.8000 on Friday, versus 9.7540 at Thursday's close.
