By Muhammed Ali Gurtas
ANKARA (AA) - Turkey's benchmark stock index ended Wednesday down 2.37 percent to close at 94,440.69 points.
Borsa Istanbul's BIST 100 index posted a 2,291.07-point drop from Tuesday's close of 96,731.76 points, while it started the midweek trading day at 97,070.15 points.
By market close, the U.S. dollar/Turkish lira exchange rate fell to 6.0380, while one dollar traded for 6.1390 liras at Tuesday's close.
The euro/lira rate was 6.9580, down from 7.0330 at the previous close, and the GBP/TRY exchange rate was 7.9760, versus 8.0240 at close on Monday.
In Borsa Istanbul's Precious Metals and Diamond Markets, the price of one ounce of gold was $1,187.00 at Wednesday's close, while the price was $1,185.00 at the previous close.
As of 6 p.m. local time (1500GMT), the price of Brent oil stood at around $83.65 per barrel, hovering between $83.33 and $85.15 during midweek trading.
Since the beginning of this year, Brent oil price has risen from $66 a barrel.