ANKARA: Trkiye's benchmark stock index opened higher on Monday at 9,739.80 points, rising 0.74% or 71.70 points from the previous close. On Friday, Borsa Istanbul's BIST 100 index had fallen 2.55% to close at 9,668.10 points with a transaction volume of 78 billion liras ($2.29 billion). As of 09.55 a.m. (0655GMT), the US dollar/Turkish lira (USD/TRY) exchange rate was 34.0197, the euro/Turkish lira (EUR/TRY) rate was 38.0486, and the British pound/Turkish lira (GBP/TRY) rate was 44.9075. The price of gold was $2,550.75 per ounce, and Brent crude oil was priced at approximately $78.89 per barrel. Source: Anadolu Agency