Turkish lira weakens 1 percent against dollar

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FILE PHOTO: Turkish lira banknotes are pictured at a currency exchange office in Istanbul
FILE PHOTO: Turkish lira banknotes are pictured at a currency exchange office in Istanbul, Turkey August 13, 2018. REUTERS/Murad Sezer/File Photo

August 31, 2018

ISTANBUL (Reuters) – The Turkish lira traded at 6.73 against the dollar on Friday, weakening more than 1 percent from the close a day earlier when it tumbled after news that central bank deputy governor Erkan Kilimci is leaving the bank.

The lira <TRYTOM=D3> closed at 6.6500 on Thursday and touched a level of 6.8994 overnight before rebounding to the current level of 6.73.

(Reporting by Can Sezer; Editing by Daren Butler)

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