By Gokhan Ergocun
ISTANBUL (AA) - Turkey's benchmark stock index closed the day at 95,905.35 points, dropping slightly by 0.13%, on Wednesday.
Borsa Istanbul's BIST 100 index started the day at 96,493.19 points. As of closing, it lost 125.12 points from Tuesday's close of 96,030.47 points.
The price of one ounce of gold was around $1,542.30 by market close, up from $1,529.70 at the previous close, according to data from Borsa Istanbul's Precious Metals and Diamond Markets.
The price of Brent crude oil was around $59.80 per barrel as of 6 p.m. (1500GMT) on Wednesday.
| Exchange Rates | Tuesday | Wednesday |
| USD/TRY | 5.8080 | 5.8110 |
| EUR/TRY | 6.4520 | 6.4530 |
| GBP/TRY | 7.1550 | 7.1020 |