Midday in the markets: Latest status of the stock exchange, gold, euro, and dollar (April 5, 2024)

The stock exchange rose in the first half of the day.

As of 13:00, the index had increased by 220.32 points compared to the previous close. The BIST 100 index, which closed at 9,129.02 points yesterday, started the day at 9,275.88 points with an increase of 146.86 points and 1.61 percent.

In the first half of the day, the index saw a low of 9,249.78 points and a high of 9,385.09 points.

In the first half of the day, the technology index gained 2.32 percent, the services index 2.31 percent, the financial index 2.19 percent, and the industrial index 2.70 percent.

Compared to the previous close, 99 of the stocks included in the BIST 100 index rose in the first half of the day, while 1 lost value. The most actively traded stocks were Turkish Airlines, Türkiye İş Bankası (C), Yapı ve Kredi Bankası, Koç Holding, and Ereğli Demir Çelik.

GOLD OUNCE PRICE AT 2 THOUSAND 294 DOLLARS

As of 13:00, the simple yield of the benchmark bond maturing on February 18, 2026, traded in the Borsa Istanbul Debt Securities Market Outright Purchases and Sales Market, is at 39.60 percent, and the compound yield is at 43.51 percent.

In international markets, as of 13:00, the euro/dollar parity is at 1.0840, the sterling/dollar parity is at 1.2630, and the dollar/yen parity is at 151.40.

In the Istanbul free market, the dollar is selling at 32.0060 liras and the euro at 34.6880 liras.

The ounce of gold is trading at 2 thousand 294 dollars with a 0.1 percent increase in international markets, while a barrel of London Brent crude oil is trading at 90.5 dollars with a 0.2 percent decrease.