Turkey's Borsa Istanbul up at close

Turkey's Borsa Istanbul up at close

BIST 100 index climbs over 170 points, while Turkish lira gains in value against foreign currencies

By Gokhan Ergocun

ISTANBUL (AA) - Turkey's benchmark stock index rose 0.19 percent to close at 91,002.17 points on Wednesday.

Borsa Istanbul's BIST 100 index started the day at 91,121.22 points and gained 172.60 points from Tuesday's close of 90,829.57 points.

The U.S. dollar/Turkish lira exchange rate reached 5.2840 at close, down from Tuesday's close of 5.2920.

The euro/lira rate also dropped at close, 6.0190 versus 6.0460 at the previous close.

One British pound traded for 6.7130 Turkish liras, while the GBP/TRY rate was 6.7250 at close on Tuesday.

In Borsa Istanbul's Precious Metals and Diamond Markets, the price of one ounce of gold was around $1,275.00 by market close, up from $1,268.00 a day ago.

The price of Brent crude oil dropped to $51.69 per barrel as of 6 p.m. (1500GMT) Wednesday, versus $53.41 at the previous close.

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