Borsa Istanbul down at close

By Gokhan Ergocun

ISTANBUL (AA) - Turkey's benchmark stock index dropped by 0.59% to close Wednesday at 102,082.48 points.

Borsa Istanbul's BIST 100 index started the day at 103,058.70 points. As of closing, it lost 603.63 points from Tuesday's close of 102,686.11 points.

The price of one ounce of gold was around $1,431.20 by market close, up from $1,428.50 at the previous close, according to Borsa Istanbul's Precious Metals and Diamond Markets data.

The price of Brent crude oil was around $64.90 per barrel as of 6 p.m. (1500GMT) Wednesday.