Turkey's benchmark stock index ends week down

By Muhammed Ali Gurtas

ANKARA (AA) - Turkey's benchmark stock index ended the week down 0.73 percent to close at 101,538.28 points on Friday.

Starting the day at 102,337.33 points, Borsa Istanbul's BIST 100 index fell 744.41 points from the previous close.

On a weekly basis, the benchmark index posted 1.67 percent decline, as it has surged around 11.2 percent since the beginning of this year.

One ounce of gold was sold for $1,294.00 at the daily close in Borsa Istanbul's Precious Metals and Diamond Markets, versus $1,288.50 at the previous close.

With a day range of $64.02 to $66.10, the price of Brent oil was around $64.26 per barrel as of 6.15 p.m. local time (1515GMT) on Friday.

At the beginning of 2019, the price of Brent oil was around $53 per barrel.