Mucahithan Avcioglu
16 October 2026•Update: 16 October 2026
Türkiye’s benchmark BIST 100 index opened Friday at 11,896.08 points, down 1.44% or 174.09 points from the previous close.
The index had closed Thursday down 0.4% at 12,070.17 points, with a daily transaction volume of 92 billion liras ($1.86 billion).
As of 09.50 am local time (0650GMT), the lira traded at 49.5275 against the US dollar, 55.6850 against the euro, and 65.9740 against the British pound.
Gold was priced at $4,178.05 per ounce, while Brent crude oil futures stood at $105.45 per barrel.