Turkish Stock Market and Money News

土耳其股市與貨幣新聞


Introduction

The BIST 100 stock index went up on Friday.

BIST 100 股票指數週五上漲。

Main Body

The BIST 100 started at 13,912.07 points. It finished the day at 13,938.48 points. This is a gain of 1.42%.

BIST 100 起始於 13,912.07 點。全日收盤於 13,938.48 點。漲幅為 1.42%。

Many stocks went up. 71 stocks rose and 24 stocks fell. People traded 229.3 billion liras.

許多股票上漲。其中 71 檔股票上漲,24 檔下跌。交易額為 2,293 億里拉。

Gold cost $4,221.50. Oil prices went down. Oil was $86.98.

金價為 4,221.50 美元。油價下跌,價格為 86.98 美元。

The Turkish lira stayed the same. The US dollar, the euro, and the pound did not change much.

土耳其里拉維持不變。美元、歐元及英鎊均無顯著變動。

Conclusion

The stock market finished the week with a gain and the money rates were stable.

股市在本週以獲利收盤,貨幣匯率保持穩定。

Vocabulary Learning

📈 Up & Down

In this text, we see how to describe things moving in different directions. This is very useful for A2 learners to describe trends.

The Pattern:

  • Go up \rightarrow something increases (The index went up).
  • Go down \rightarrow something decreases (Oil prices went down).
  • Stay the same \rightarrow no change (The lira stayed the same).

Quick Word Swap: Instead of "went up," the text uses "rose." Instead of "went down," the text uses "fell."

Simple Rule:

  • Rose/Fell are a bit more formal than Went up/Went down, but they mean the same thing!

Vocabulary Learning

index (n.)
A number that shows the change in a group of things
Example:The stock index shows if the market is going up or down.
gain (n.)
An increase in amount or value
Example:The company had a gain of 5% this month.
stocks (n.)
Parts of a company that people can buy and sell
Example:He bought stocks in a technology company.
traded (v.)
Bought and sold things
Example:The traders traded millions of liras today.
stable (adj.)
Not changing; staying the same
Example:The price of bread is stable this week.
Practice A2 words in a crossword