Turkish stock exchange down at close

By Gokhan Ergocun

ISTANBUL (AA) - Türkiye's benchmark stock index ended the day at 5,018.70 points, down 0.80% from the previous close.

Starting the day at 5,076.16 points, Borsa Istanbul's BIST 100 index lost 40.65 points compared to the previous close.

The index's lowest value during the second transaction day was 5,011.89, while its daily high was 5,105.06.

The total market value of BIST 100 was around 4.15 trillion Turkish liras ($214.6 billion) by market close, with a daily trading volume of 48 billion Turkish liras ($2.48 billion).

During the day, 33 stocks on the index rose and 66 fell compared to the previous close.

The price of an ounce of gold was $2,020.50, while Brent crude oil sold for around $85.16 per barrel as of 7.05 p.m. local time (1605GMT).

The US dollar/Turkish lira exchange rate was 19.4040, the euro/lira exchange rate was 21.2670, while the British pound traded at 24.1005 Turkish liras.