On the day when domestic markets are closed due to April 23 National Sovereignty and Children’s Day, a generally positive trend is observed in world stock markets. After the US stock markets closed with a gain of over 2 percent yesterday, there are mainly increases in the US futures and Asian stock markets as of this morning.
Dollar/TL at 6.98
Dollar/TL started this day, when the markets were closed in Turkey, at 6.98. As of 09:50, the dollar is at 6.9825 lira; The euro changes hands at 7.5585 lira.
The Dollar/TL exchange rate exceeded 7 lira last night, albeit for a short time, and climbed to its highest level since August 2018 at 7.0077.
Asian stock markets rise except China
While Asian stock markets were bullish in parallel with the increase in optimistic expectations regarding the coronavirus epidemic, China diverged negatively.
In China, the Shanghai composite index decreased by 0.2 percent near the closing, reaching 2,838.50 points.
In Japan, the Nikkei 225 index completed the day with an increase of 1.52 percent at 19,429.44 points, while the dollar/yen parity gained 0.1 percent and rose to 107.8.
The Sensex index in India is at 31,759 points, with an increase of 1.2 percent, and the Hang Seng index in Hong Kong is at 24,013 points, with an increase of 0.5 percent.
In South Korea, the Kospi index completed the day at 1,914.73 points with a 1 percent premium.
Source: https://www.dunya.com/finans/haberler/dolartl-698de-petrol-yukselise-gecti-haberi-468536
