Turkish stocks down at close

By Aysu Bicer

ANKARA (AA) - Turkey's benchmark stock index ended Thursday down 0.70% to close at 1,076.34 points.

After starting at 1,085.88 points on Thursday, Borsa Istanbul's BIST 100 index rose 7.57 points from 1,083.91 points at Wednesday's close.

The price of one ounce of gold was $1,936.20 by market close, down from $1,961.00 at the previous close, according to data from Borsa Istanbul's Precious Metals and Diamond Markets.

The price of Brent crude oil was around $43.19 per barrel as of 6.15 p.m. local time (1515GMT) on Wednesday.