Turkey's benchmark stock index rose by 2.1 percent to 91,629.55 points with a trading volume of around 9.3 billion Turkish liras (nearly $1.92 billion) in the closing session on Tuesday.
Borsa Istanbul's BIST 100 index ended the day with a 1,885.53-point increase from the Monday's close of 89,744.01 points, while it opened the day at 89,818.36 points, up 0.08 percent.
The USD/TRY exchange rate dropped to 4.8140 as of 5 p.m. local time (1400GMT) Tuesday, compared with 4.8390 at Monday's close.
The euro/lira exchange rate also fell to 5.6310 by market close, versus 5.6720 at the previous close, and one British pound traded for 6.3510 Turkish liras, compared with 6.4290 at Monday's close.
In Borsa Istanbul's Precious Metals and Diamond Markets, one ounce of gold traded for $1,241.70 as of 4.30 p.m. local time (1330GMT) Tuesday, compared with $1,244.00 at the previous close.
The price of Brent oil fell to $72.03 per barrel as of 6 p.m. (1500GMT) Tuesday, from $72.784 on Monday's close. -
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