By Tuba Sahin
ANKARA (AA) - Turkey’s benchmark stock index closed at 1,372.98 points on Thursday, down by 1.27% from the previous close.
Starting the day at 1,387.74 points, Borsa Istanbul’s BIST 100 index lost 17.60 points from the previous close of 1,390.58 points.
One ounce of gold was traded for $1,811.65 by market close, up from $1,803.90 at the previous close, according to data from Borsa Istanbul’s Precious Metals and Diamond Markets.
The price of Brent crude oil was around $73.50 per barrel as of 6:15 p.m. local time (1515GMT).
| Exchange Rates | Wednesday | Thursday |
| USD/TRY | 8.7050 | 8.6820 |
| EUR/TRY | 10.2620 | 10.3110 |
| GBP/TRY | 12.0310 | 11.9910 |