Turkish stocks end week down 0.64%

By Tuba Sahin

ANKARA (AA) - Turkey's benchmark stock index closed the week at 1,190.63 points on Friday, dropping 0.64% from the previous close.

After starting the day at 1,200.38 points, Borsa Istanbul's BIST 100 index fell 7.69 points from 1,198.32 points at Thursday's close.

One ounce of gold sold for $1,909.10 by market close, down from $1,900.45 at the previous close, according to data from Borsa Istanbul's Precious Metals and Diamond Markets.

The price of Brent crude oil was around $42.26 per barrel as of 6 p.m. local time (1500GMT) on Friday, with a day range of $42.18 to $42.79.

At the beginning of this year, a barrel of Brent oil sold for around $58.