Turkish stocks surge 4.5% at Thursday's close

BIST 100 index rises over 3,700 points from midweek close to hit 21-month high, USD/TRY exchange rate falls to 5.88

By Tuba Sahin

ANKARA (AA) - Turkey's benchmark stock index ended Thursday up 4.53% to close at 117,990.45 points, the highest close since March 2018.

Starting the day at 115,236.49 points, Borsa Istanbul's BIST 100 index gained 5,114.39 points from the midweek close at 112,876.05 points.

An ounce of gold sold for $1,548.00 at the daily close in Borsa Istanbul's Precious Metals and Diamond Markets, versus $1,538.80 at the previous close.

The price of Brent oil was $65.14 per barrel as of 6 p.m. local time (1500GMT) on Thursday, with a day range of $65.06 to $66.09.

Exchange Rates	Wednesday	Thursday
USD/TRY	5.9490	5.8810
EUR/TRY	6.6170	6.5330
GBP/TRY	7.8320	7.6970

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