Turkey’s Borsa Istanbul down 0.43% at Thursday's close

By Ovunc Kutlu

ANKARA (AA) – Turkey’s benchmark stock index closed at 1,401.46 points on Thursday, down 0.43% from the previous close.

Starting the day at 1,409.28 points, Borsa Istanbul’s BIST 100 index lost 6 points from Wednesday's close of 1,407.46 points.

One ounce of gold traded for $1,773.50 by market close, down from $1,777.70 at the previous close, according to data from Borsa Istanbul’s Precious Metals and Diamond Markets.

The price of Brent crude oil was up 1.4% to $77.25 per barrel as of 6.49 p.m. local time (1549GMT).