Turkish stock market closes with new records on Thursday

By Ovunc Kutlu

ANKARA (AA) - Turkiye's benchmark stock index Borsa Istanbul on Thursday gained 0.61% to close at a new record high level of 2,475.41 points, after hitting a fresh intraday all-time high of 2,485.32 points.

Starting the day at 2,480.92 points, the BIST 100 index increased 14.98 points from Wednesday's close of 2,460.43 points.

One ounce of gold traded for $1,973.50 by market close, down from $1,978.30 at the previous close, according to data from Borsa Istanbul's Precious Metals and Diamond Markets.

The price of Brent crude oil was $105.16 per barrel after a 6.8% daily gain as of 6.05 p.m. local time (1505GMT).