Turkey's Borsa Istanbul down 0.75 pct at close

BIST 100 index falls nearly 700 points, Turkish lira gains ground

By Tuba Sahin

ANKARA (AA) - Turkey's benchmark stock index decreased by 0.75 percent to close at 91,854.08 points on Thursday.

Borsa Istanbul's BIST 100 index started the day at 91,864.24 points and lost 698.64 points from Wednesday's close of 92,552.71 points.

The U.S. dollar/Turkish lira exchange rate declines 5.2580 at close, down from Wednesday's close of 5.3170.

The euro/lira rate slightly decreased at close; 6.0350 versus 6.0780 at the previous close.

One British pound was traded for 6.7790 Turkish liras, while the GBP/TRY rate was 6.7330 at close on Wednesday.

In Borsa Istanbul's Precious Metals and Diamond Markets, the price of one ounce of gold was around $1,254.95 by market close, up from $1,248.55 a day ago.

Brent crude oil price was $55.84 per barrel as of 6 p.m. (1500GMT) Thursday, versus $57.24 at previous close.

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