Turkish stocks go down at daily close

By Tuba Sahin

ANKARA (AA) - Turkey's benchmark stock index ended Thursday down 0.66% to close at 101,940.34 points.

Starting the day at 102,913.54 points, Borsa Istanbul's BIST 100 index slipped 678.07 points from the midweek close at 102,618.41 points.

An ounce of gold was sold for $1,507.00 at the daily close in Borsa Istanbul's Precious Metals and Diamond Markets, versus $1,531.00 at the previous close.

The price of Brent oil was $61.64 per barrel as of 6 p.m. local time (1500GMT) on Thursday, with a day range of $61.56 to $62.76.