Midday in the markets: Latest status on the stock exchange, euro, dollar, and gold (March 25, 2024)

Stock exchange rose in the first half of the day

As of 13:00, the index had increased by 159.34 points compared to the previous close. The BIST 100 index, which closed at 9,111.50 points on Friday, started the week at 9,113.27 points with an increase of 1.77 points and 0.02 percent.

In the first half of the day, the index saw a low of 9,081.48 points and a high of 9,274.02 points.

During the first half of the day, the financial index gained 2.36 percent, the services index 1.12 percent, the industrial index 1.04 percent, and the technology index 0.30 percent.

Compared to the previous close, 81 of the stocks included in the BIST 100 index rose in the first half of the day, while 17 lost value. The most actively traded stocks were Türk Hava Yolları, Türkiye İş Bankası (C), Yapı ve Kredi Bankası, Akbank, and Tüpraş.

GOLD OUNCE PRICE AT 2 THOUSAND 168 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 41.32 percent, and the compound yield is at 45.59 percent.

In international markets, as of 13:00, the euro/dollar parity is at 1.0820, the sterling/dollar parity is at 1.2610, and the dollar/yen parity is at 151.40.

In the Istanbul free market, the dollar is being sold at 32.1490 liras and the euro at 34.8160 liras.

The ounce of gold is trading at 2 thousand 168 dollars with a 0.2 percent increase in international markets, and a barrel of London Brent crude oil is trading at 85.3 dollars with a 0.3 percent increase.