By Tuba Sahin
ANKARA (AA) – Turkey’s benchmark stock index closed Thursday at 1,428.13 points, down 0.18% from the previous close.
Starting the day at 1,434.72 points, Borsa Istanbul’s BIST 100 index lost 2.60 points from Wednesday's close of 1,430.73 points.
One ounce of gold traded for $1,889.60 by market close, down from $1,895.00 at the previous close, according to data from Borsa Istanbul’s Precious Metals and Diamond Markets.
The price of Brent crude oil was around $71.44 per barrel as of 6:11 p.m. local time (1511GMT).
| Exchange Rates | Wednesday | Thursday |
| USD/TRY | 8.6110 | 8.7080 |
| EUR/TRY | 10.5020 | 10.5820 |
| GBP/TRY | 12.2390 | 12.3160 |