Turkey's Borsa Istanbul ends day with gains

Turkey's Borsa Istanbul ends day with gains

BIST 100 index goes up 1.13 pct, rising more than 1,000 points from previous close

By Jeyhun Aliyev

ANKARA (AA) - Turkey's benchmark stock index went up 1.13 percent to close at 95,610.48 points with a trading volume of around 7.9 billion Turkish liras ($1.55 billion) in the closing session on Friday.

On the last transaction day of the week, Borsa Istanbul's BIST 100 index ended the day with a 1,067.21-point hike from Thursday's close of 94,543.27 points, while it started the day at 94,483.40 points.

One U.S. dollar traded for 5.0840 Turkish liras as of 5 p.m. local time (1400GMT), up from 5.0550 at Thursday's close.

The euro/lira exchange rate was 5.8920 by market close, versus 5.8850 at the previous close, and one British pound traded for 6.6180 Turkish liras, while the GBP/TRY rate was 6.6080 at Thursday's close.

In Borsa Istanbul's Precious Metals and Diamond Markets, one ounce of gold traded for $1,214 as of 4.30 p.m. local time (1330GMT) Friday, stood unchanged compared to the previous close.

As of 6 p.m. local time (1500GMT), the price of Brent oil stood at $73.35 per barrel -- hovering between $73.08 and $73.73 during the day -- climbing from around $66 at the beginning of 2018.

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