Turkey's stock exchange plummets over 9 pct amid Ukraine crisis: media

STORY: Turkey's stock exchange plummets over 9 pct amid Ukraine crisis: media DATELINE: Feb. 25, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:13 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Turkey CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. shots of Stock Exchange Istanbul Building in Istanbul 2. shots of economists working in Borsa Istanbul offices in Istanbul 3. shots of Istanbul city in Turkey 4. shots of exchange office in Istanbul 5. shots of clerk counting US dollars in exchange office in Istanbul STORYLINE: Turkey's stock exchange Borsa Istanbul plummeted over 9 percent on Thursday after Russia started a military operation against Ukraine, local media reported. Dunya daily said on its website that sharp losses were especially reported in Russia and Ukraine-linked Turkish companies, such as Turkish Airlines and Tekfen Holding. Borsa Istanbul was temporarily closed, and the transactions were temporarily suspended, press reports said. Meanwhile, the Turkish currency lira weakened as far as 14.73 against the U.S. dollar and stood at 14.50 by 3:38 p.m. lo