24.01.2025 11:30
After Trump's statements about the need to lower interest rates following the start of his presidential term in the U.S., the rise in gold prices accelerated even further. Following this announcement, the price of gold reached $2,748 per ounce, while the domestic price of gold soared to 3,188 Turkish lira per gram.
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US President Donald Trump's messages regarding the alleviation of geopolitical risks and his statements that interest rates should be lowered during the World Economic Forum held in Davos via video conference have accelerated the upward trend in gold prices.
STARTED THE DAY WITH AN INCREASE
Gold's gram price, which lost value in parallel with the decline in the ounce price yesterday, completed the day at 3,154 lira, down 0.2% compared to the previous close. After starting the new day with an increase, as of 11:15, the gram price of gold is at 3,183 lira, up 0.9% compared to the previous close. At the same time, the quarter gold is being sold for 5,200 lira, and the Republic gold for 20,740 lira.
GOLD PRICES
- Ounce gold: 2,748 dollars
- Gram gold: 3,188 lira
- Quarter gold: 5,406 lira
- Republic gold: 22,028 lira
- Full gold: 21,626 lira
- Half gold: 10,813 lira
CURRENCY PRICES
Dollar/TL closed yesterday at 35.6340 with a horizontal movement, while today it is trading at 35.7040, up 0.2% at the opening of the interbank market.
- Dollar: 35.7040 lira
- Euro: 37.3583 lira
- Pound: 44.2959 lira
BIST ISTANBUL
In BIST Istanbul, which followed a buying-weighted trend yesterday, the BIST 100 index completed the day down 0.07% at 10,112.76 points. At the opening, the BIST 100 index rose to 10,125.49 points, up 12.73 points and 0.13% compared to the previous close.
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