| The IMKB-100 benchmark index started off the day with a rise of 219 points, to 59,727. The morning session saw two record highs for the stock exchange, first at 60,410 and then hitting 60,631. The highest value the index had ever reached within a trading session before Tuesday was 60,112 points last Friday. The index closed the first trading session at 60,578, a 1.8 percent gain over the previous day, and continued its upward trend in the opening of the second session, rising by 14.2 points to reach 60,592. By the time Today’s Zaman went to press, the second trading session had not yet ended.
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