Turkish lira touches new record low against dollar

The Turkish lira weakened to a fresh all-time low against the dollar on Friday as investor attention focused on prospects for central bank tightening steps ahead of its policy-setting meeting next Thursday, Reuters reported

The lira TRYTOM=D3 touched a low of 7.5660, weakening from a close on Thursday of 7.5595. It has weakened more than 21% against the U.S. currency so far this year, the source said.