Stock market hits record high in the first half of the day! What is the latest on the dollar, euro, and gold?

The stock market hit a record high in the first half of the day.

As of 13:00, the index rose by 225.09 points and 2.18 percent compared to the previous close, reaching 10,545.05 points. The BIST 100 index, which closed at 10,319.96 points yesterday, started the day at 10,369.87 points, up 49.90 points and 0.48 percent.

In the first half of the day, the index saw a low of 10,356.99 points and a record high of 10,557.98 points.

During the first half of the day, the financial index gained 2.40 percent, the technology index 1.70 percent, the services index 1.65 percent, and the industrial index 1.06 percent.

Compared to the previous close, 77 of the stocks included in the BIST 100 index rose, while 20 lost value in the first half of the day. The most actively traded stocks were Türk Hava Yolları, Tüpraş, Türkiye İş Bankası (C), Akbank, and Yapı ve Kredi Bankası.

GOLD OUNCE PRICE AT 2 THOUSAND 383 DOLLARS

As of 13:00, the simple yield of the benchmark bond maturing on February 18, 2026, traded in the Borsa Istanbul Bond and Bill Market Outright Purchase and Sale Market, was at 38.79 percent, and the compound yield was at 42.55 percent.

In international markets, as of 13:00, the euro/dollar parity is at 1.0840, the sterling/dollar parity is at 1.2650, and the dollar/yen parity is at 155.80.

In the Istanbul free market, the dollar is being sold at 32.2800 lira and the euro at 35.0020 lira.

The ounce of gold is trading at 2 thousand 383 dollars with a 0.3 percent increase in international markets, while a barrel of London Brent crude oil is trading at 83.1 dollars, remaining flat.