Turkish stocks rise at close

By Tuba Sahin

ANKARA (AA) – Turkey's benchmark stock index ended Thursday up 0.32% to close at 1,110.66 points.

After starting at 1,104.42 points on Thursday, Borsa Istanbul's BIST 100 index rose 3.55 points from 1,107.11 points at Wednesday's close.

One ounce of gold sold for $1,946.90 by market close, slipping from $1,964.00, according to data from Borsa Istanbul's Precious Metals and Diamond Markets.

The price of Brent oil was $43.13 per barrel as of 6 p.m. local time (1500GMT) on Thursday, with a day range of $41.50 to $43.19.