Turkish stocks down at Thursday's close

By Tuba Sahin

ANKARA (AA) – Turkey’s benchmark stock index closed Thursday at 1,428.13 points, down 0.18% from the previous close.

Starting the day at 1,434.72 points, Borsa Istanbul’s BIST 100 index lost 2.60 points from Wednesday's close of 1,430.73 points.

One ounce of gold traded for $1,889.60 by market close, down from $1,895.00 at the previous close, according to data from Borsa Istanbul’s Precious Metals and Diamond Markets.

The price of Brent crude oil was around $71.44 per barrel as of 6:11 p.m. local time (1511GMT).