Turkish stocks down at daily close

BIST 100 index declines some 115 points from previous close, USD/TRY exchange rate falls below 5.20

By Muhammed Ali Gurtas

ANKARA (AA) - Turkey's benchmark stock index ended day down 0.11 percent to close at 104,074.22 points on Thursday.

After opening the day at 105,478.09 points, Borsa Istanbul's BIST 100 index lost 115.23 points from the previous close.

The U.S. dollar/Turkish lira exchange rate dropped to 5.1760 as of the daily close, versus 5.2820 at Wednesday's close.

One euro traded for 5.9630 liras, down from 6.0370 at the previous close.

The British pound/Turkish lira exchange rate stood at 6.8120 by market close, compared with Wednesday's close of 6.9160.

One ounce of gold was sold for $1,324.25 at the daily close in Borsa Istanbul's Precious Metals and Diamond Markets, up from $1,313.80 at the previous close.

With a day-range of $61.46 to $62.27, the price of Brent oil was around $62.17 per barrel as of 6 p.m. local time (1500GMT) on Thursday.

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