Turkish Stocks Down At Opening Session

BIST 100 index loses some 2.95 points from previous close.

Turkiye's benchmark stock index opened at 2,082.81 points on Tuesday, down 2.95 points, or 0.14%, from the previous close.
On Monday, the BIST 100 index closed the day at 2,085.76 points after increasing 12.82 points, or 0.62%, with a daily trading volume of 36.5 billion liras ($2.8 billion).
The US dollar/Turkish lira exchange rate rose to 13.4567 as of 9.30 a.m. local time (0630GMT), versus 13.4320 at Monday's close.
The euro/lira exchange rate went up to 15.3326 from 15.3220, while a British pound traded for 18.3652 liras, up from 18.3620.
Brent crude oil sold for around $87.72 per barrel as of 10 a.m. local time . -