By Tuba Sahin
ANKARA (AA) - Turkey's benchmark stock index ended Wednesday at 1,420.00 points, up 0.26% compared to the previous close.
After starting the day at 1,420.82 points, Borsa Istanbul's BIST 100 index rose 3.7 points from 1,401.52 points at Tuesday's close.
One ounce of gold sold for $1,779.00 by market close, down from $1,781.75, according to data from Borsa Istanbul's Precious Metals and Diamond Markets.
The price of Brent oil was around $69.50 per barrel as of 6.00 p.m. local time (1500GMT) on Wednesday.
| Exchange Rates | Tuesday | Wednesday |
| USD/TRY | 8.3120 | 8.3460 |
| EUR/TRY | 9.9890 | 10.0080 |
| GBP/TRY | 11.5480 | 11.6260 |