Turkish stocks down 0.18% at daily close

By Muhammed Ali Gurtas

ANKARA (AA) - Turkey's benchmark stock index ended Thursday down 0.18% to close at 101,900.25 points.

Starting the day at 101,342.20 points, Borsa Istanbul's BIST 100 index fell 182.23 points from Wednesday's close at 102,082.48 points.

An ounce of gold sold for $1,403.50 at the daily close in Borsa Istanbul's Precious Metals and Diamond Markets, versus $1,431.00 at the previous close.

The price of Brent oil was $63.59 per barrel as of 6.15 p.m. local time (1515GMT) on Thursday, with a day range of $63.41 to $64.53.

At the beginning of 2019, a barrel of Brent oil sold for around $53.