Turkish Stock Exchange up 5.86% as trading resumed after ‎earthquake

Turkish Stock Exchange opened up 5.86 percent today, Wednesday, in the first trading session after closing for five days in the wake of devastating earthquakes that prompted the country to take measures to avoid a fall in stock prices.

According to Reuters, the Istanbul Stock Exchange suspended trading in the stock and derivatives markets, two days after the earthquakes that killed more than 40,000 people in Turkey and neighboring Syria.

The Turkish authorities issued a set of regulations on Tuesday to mitigate the impact on stock markets when trading resumes on Wednesday.