Turkiye benchmark stock index opened Saturday at 4,481.40 points, down by 0.07%, or 2.95 points, from the previous close. Borsa Istanbul’s BIST 100 index closed Thursday at 4,484.35 points, a slight decrease of 0.04%, with a daily trading volume of 41 billion Turkish liras ($2.09 billion). The US dollar/Turkish lira exchange rate was 19.4985 as of 09.50 a.m. local time (0650GMT), the euro/lira exchange rate stood at 21.5348, while a British pound traded for 24.6344 Turkish liras. Brent crude oil was selling for around $73.42 per barrel, while the price of an ounce of gold was $2,055.15.