Turkish stocks down at Thursday's close

By Tuba Sahin

ANKARA (AA) – Turkey's benchmark stock index closed at 1,448.52 points on Thursday, down 0.33% from the previous close.

After starting the day at 1,456.00 points, Borsa Istanbul’s BIST 100 index fell 4.78 points from Wednesday's close of 1,453.30 points.

One ounce of gold traded for $1,788.55 by market close, down from $1,795.90 at the previous close, according to data from Borsa Istanbul's Precious Metals and Diamond Markets.

The price of Brent crude oil was around $70.39 per barrel as of 6.00 p.m. local time (1500GMT).