The Istanbul Stock Exchange on Monday again automatically suspended trading in securities against the backdrop of another record fall in the Turkish lira, Report informs citing TASS.
"As of 15:54, the automatic system was activated. Transactions were temporarily suspended in all areas of the stock exchange: in transactions in shares, futures and options, as well as in repo trading in shares and debt securities," the Stock Exchange said in a statement.
At the moment, the Turkish lira has lost about 7.67% against the US dollar since the beginning of trading in the morning. The exchange rate rose to 17.78 lira per dollar, which is another historical record for the Turkish currency.