Borsa Istanbul down at Thursday’s close

By Tuba Sahin

ANKARA (AA) - Turkey's benchmark stock index closed on Thursday at 1,449.82 points, down by 0.67% from the previous close.

Starting the day at 1,450.52 points, Borsa Istanbul's BIST 100 index lost 9.75 points over the Tuesday's close of 1,459.57 points.

On Wednesday, the stock market remained closed as Turkey marked the Commemoration of Ataturk, Youth and Sports Day on May 19.

One ounce of gold was traded for $1,855.50 by market close, falling from $1,869.50 at the previous close, according to data from Borsa Istanbul's Precious Metals and Diamond Markets.

The price of Brent crude oil was around $66.08 per barrel as of 6.00 p.m. local time (1500GMT).