By Gokhan Ergocun
ISTANBUL (AA) – Turkey's benchmark stock index increased slightly by 0.03% to 118,079.91 points at close on Wednesday.
After starting the midweek at 118,815.56 points, Borsa Istanbul's BIST 100 index earned 37.91 points from Tuesday's close of 118,042.00 points.
The price of one ounce of gold was $1,859.35 by market close, up from $1,827.60 at the previous close, according to data from Borsa Istanbul's Precious Metals and Diamond Markets.
The price of Brent crude oil was around $43.75 per barrel as of 6.30 p.m. local time (1530GMT) on Wednesday.
| Exchange Rates | Tuesday | Wednesday |
| USD/TRY | 6.8430 | 6.8520 |
| EUR/TRY | 7.8410 | 7.9390 |
| GBP/TRY | 8.7820 | 8.7880 |