UPDATE WITH MORE DAILY FIGURES
By Tuba Sahin
ANKARA (AA) – Turkey's benchmark stock index climbed 1.11 percent to close at 104,330.06 points on Monday.
Borsa Istanbul's BIST 100 index started the day at 103,874.99 points, up 1,144.36 points from last week's close of 103,185.70 points.
During Monday's trading, the benchmark index hovered between 103,874.99 and 105,145.90 points — 76 stocks on the index were on the rise, 20 were on the decline, and four were flat compared to the previous close.
The total market value of the BIST 100 by market close was around 684.9 billion Turkish liras ($128.8 billion), and the daily trading volume was 8.1 billion Turkish liras ($1.5 billion).
The top-listed companies by market value were Turkish conglomerate Koc Holding ($8.9 billion), private lender Garanti ($7 billion), and petrochemical company Tupras ($6.8 billion).
The highest trading volumes were posted by national flag carrier Turkish Airlines, Garanti and electronic appliances manufacturer Vestel.
Shares of conglomerate Ihlas Holding (IHLAS) were the top gainers — up 17.65 percent — while stocks of Coca Cola Icecek (CCOLA) suffered the most, losing 2.79 percent.
The U.S. dollar/Turkish lira exchange rate decreased to 5.3060 at close, down from Friday's close of 5.3260.
The euro/lira rate also fell to 6.0300 at Monday's close, versus 6.0430 at last week's close.
One British pound traded for 6.9500 Turkish liras, while the GBP/TRY rate was 6.9370 at close on Friday.
In Borsa Istanbul's Precious Metals and Diamond Markets, the price of one ounce of gold was around $1,331.00 by market close, up from $1,324.00 the previous day.
The price of Brent oil was around $66.00 per barrel as of 6 p.m. local time (1500GMT) on Monday.
