By Tuba Sahin
ANKARA (AA) - Turkey's benchmark stock index ended Wednesday down 0.25% to close at 1,441.33 points, before going into a break due to the Eid al-Fitr holiday marking the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
Starting the half-day at 1,441.41 points, Borsa Istanbul's BIST 100 index ended the day with a 3.54 point decrease from Tuesday's close of 1,444.87 points.
The stock exchange market will open next Monday, May 17.
The price of Brent crude oil was around $68.92 per barrel as of 1:00 p.m. local time (1000GMT).
Exchange Rates | Tuesday | Wednesday |
USD/TRY | 8.3010 | 8.3210 |
EUR/TRY | 10.1240 | 10.0970 |
GBP/TRY | 11.7650 | 11.8020 |