The US dollar ended the week at 50.158 Turkish liras, up 0.42% from the previous week, surpassing the 50-lira threshold for the first time. The euro also rose 0.37% to 55.929 liras.
Stocks led the list of the best-performing instruments, with the BIST 100 index climbing 6.72% to close at 11,482.60 points after ranging between 10,626.34 and 11,617 points during the week.

In the gold market, the price of a gram of 24-karat gold at Istanbul’s Grand Bazaar reached 6520 liras, up 3.57%. The Republic gold coin rose 4.24% to 42,928 liras, while the quarter gold coin increased 3.97% to 10,750 liras.
Turkish investment funds recorded an average weekly return of 0.84%, while pension funds returned 1.10%. Equity funds posted the highest return, at 2.51%.