Turkish stocks close Thursday flat

By Muhammed Ali Gurtas

ANKARA (AA) - Turkey's benchmark stock index went up 0.09 percent to close at 103,407.79 points on Thursday.

After starting the day at 103,836.04 points, Borsa Istanbul's BIST 100 index rose 97.58 points from the previous close.

One ounce of gold was sold for $1,320.00 at the daily close in Borsa Istanbul's Precious Metals and Diamond Markets, versus $1,305.50 at the close on Wednesday.

With a day range of $67.94 to $68.69, the price of Brent oil was around $68.23 per barrel as of 6 p.m. local time (1500GMT) on Thursday.

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