The dollar was quoted at 49.9630 lira on the buying side and 49.9809 on the selling side at 09:23 on Monday 2 November 2026, the first trading session of the week.
Monday’s quotes
The euro traded at 55.9080 lira buying and 55.9442 lira selling at the same hour. No drivers behind the levels were given beyond a general reference to global developments.
The readings mark the opening of the week’s trading and cover both currencies’ buying and selling sides in the Turkish market.
Euro positioning abroad
Away from the lira market, data from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission showed speculators holding a net short position of 143,894 contracts in the euro in the week to 27 October 2026, up from 134,524 contracts a week earlier. By MacroHerald’s own measurement, the euro stood at $1.1187 against the dollar at 01:19 GMT on 3 November 2026.
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Data: Swissquote · CFTC
