Turkey's Borsa Istanbul up over 1.8% at close

BIST 100 earns nearly 1,800 points compared to Tuesday's close; Turkish lira gains in value against foreign currencies

By Gokhan Ergocun

ISTANBUL (AA) - Turkey's benchmark stock index closed Wednesday at 99,806.17 points, with an increase by 1.81%.

Borsa Istanbul's BIST 100 index started the day at 98,421.63 points. As of closing, it gained 1,777.68 points from Tuesday's close of 98,028.49 points.

In Borsa Istanbul's Precious Metals and Diamond Markets, the price of one ounce of gold was around $1,406.00 by market close, down from $1,412.90 at the previous close.

The price of Brent crude oil was around $64.60 per barrel as of 6 p.m. (1500GMT) Wednesday.

Exchange Rates	Tuesday	Wednesday
USD/TRY	5.7100	5.6910
EUR/TRY	6.4080	6.3870
GBP/TRY	7.0950	7.0820

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