Turkish stocks up 0.48% at daily close

By Tuba Sahin

ANKARA (AA) - Turkey's benchmark stock index ended Wednesday up 0.48% to close at 101,930.07 points.

Starting the day at 101,470.65 points, Borsa Istanbul's BIST 100 index surged 482.68 points from Tuesday's close at 101,447.39 points.

An ounce of gold was sold for $1,502.30 at the daily close in Borsa Istanbul's Precious Metals and Diamond Markets, versus $1,503.50 at the previous close.

The price of Brent oil was $64.25 per barrel as of 6 p.m. local time (1500GMT) on Wednesday, with a day range of $63.50 to $65.00.