Turkish stocks rise 1.96% at midweek close

By Tuba Sahin

ANKARA (AA) - Turkey's benchmark stock index ended the midweek rising 1.96% to close at 1,145.24 points on Wednesday.

After starting at 1,131.97 points, Borsa Istanbul's BIST 100 index climbed 21.99 points from 1,123.25 points at Tuesday's close.

One ounce of gold sold for $1,883.75 by market close, down from $1,888.50, according to data from Borsa Istanbul's Precious Metals and Diamond Markets.

The price of Brent oil was $41.74 per barrel as of 6.00 p.m. local time (1500GMT) on Wednesday, with a daily range of $40.82 to $41.86.