Turkısh Central Bank Buys $30m At Try1.5779 Average Prıce

The Turkish Central Bank Friday bought $30 million at an average price of 1.5779 Turkish lira at its daily dollar-buying auction.

Bids totaled $105 million, while the average price bid was TRY1.5788.

In addition to the daily auctions of $30 million, the bank has the option to buy up to a further $30 million. The bank purchased an additional $20 million in the optional transactions Friday.

At 1105 GMT, the dollar traded at TRY1.5800, stronger than TRY1.5880 Thursday.