Midday in the markets: Latest status on the stock exchange, gold, euro, and dollar (January 30, 2024)

The BIST 100 index on Borsa Istanbul increased by 44.46 points as of 13:00 compared to the previous close. The BIST 100 index, which closed at 8,471.70 points yesterday, started the day at 8,512.55 points with an increase of 40.85 points and 0.48 percent.

The index saw a low of 8,438.88 points and a high of 8,516.63 points during the first half of the day.

In the first half of the day, the financial index gained 0.2 percent, the services index 0.33 percent, the technology index 1.12 percent, and the industrial index 0.73 percent.

Compared to the previous close, 56 of the stocks included in the BIST 100 index rose, while 39 lost value in the first half of the day. The most actively traded stocks were Türk Hava Yolları, Ereğli Demir Çelik, Turkcell İletişim Hizmetleri, Garanti BBVA, and Tüpraş.

GOLD OUNCE PRICE AT 2 THOUSAND 36 DOLLARS

As of 13:00, the simple yield of the benchmark bond maturing on October 1, 2025, traded in the Borsa Istanbul Bond and Bill Market Outright Purchases and Sales Market, is at 39.58 percent, and the compound yield is at 43.50 percent.

In international markets, as of 13:00, the euro/dollar parity is at 1.0830, the sterling/dollar parity is at 1.2680, and the dollar/yen parity is at 147.4.

In the Istanbul free market, the dollar is trading at 30.3620 Turkish liras, and the euro is trading at 32.8990 Turkish liras.

The ounce of gold is trading at 2 thousand 36 dollars with a 0.2 percent increase in international markets, while a barrel of London Brent crude oil is trading at 81.9 dollars with a 0.1 percent decrease.