Turkish stocks end week 3.15% up

BIST 100 index jumps 3,200 points from Thursday's close, USD/TRY exchange rate stands around 5.66

By Tuba Sahin

ANKARA (AA) - Turkey's benchmark stock index ended the week up 3.15% to close at 105,152.17 points on Friday.

Starting the day at 102,211.07 points, Borsa Istanbul's BIST 100 index surged 3,211.13 points from Thursday's close at 101,940.34 points.

An ounce of gold was sold for $1,495.50 at the weekly close in Borsa Istanbul's Precious Metals and Diamond Markets, versus $1,495.50 at the previous close.

The price of Brent oil was $62.28 per barrel as of 6.00 p.m. local time (1500GMT) on Friday -- hovering between $60.76 and $62.72 during the day.

At the beginning of 2019, a barrel of Brent oil was sold for around $53.

Exchange RatesThursdayFriday
USD/TRY5.66405.6640
EUR/TRY6.21406.1930
GBP/TRY7.01706.9930


Be the first to comment
UYARI: Küfür, hakaret, rencide edici cümleler veya imalar, inançlara saldırı içeren, imla kuralları ile yazılmamış,
Türkçe karakter kullanılmayan ve büyük harflerle yazılmış yorumlar onaylanmamaktadır.

Money News