By Mucahithan Avcioglu
ISTANBUL (AA) - The Turkish benchmark stock index closed Thursday at 11,082.63 points, down 1.23% from the previous close.
The BIST 100 index, after starting the day at 11,223.74, lost 137.59 points from Wednesday's close.
The lowest point for the index was 11,051.64, while the daily high was 11,256.52.
During the day, 27 indexes gained in value, while 73 closed with losses.
The daily transaction volume reached 135.8 billion Turkish liras ($3.26 billion), while the overall value of the index was 10.29 trillion liras ($247.9 billion).
The USD/TRY exchange rate was 41.6095 as of 6.20 pm local time (1520GMT), the euro/lira exchange rate stood at 48.7720, and the British pound traded at 55.9299.
The price of an ounce of gold was $3,832.40, while the barrel price of Brent oil was $64.60.