Turkish stocks end Thursday up 0.41%

By Tuba Sahin

ANKARA (AA) - Turkey's benchmark stock index ended the day up 0.41% to close at 96,249.13 points on Thursday.

Starting the day at 96,705.97 points, Borsa Istanbul's BIST 100 index rose 394.21 points from 95,854.92 points at the midweek close.

An ounce of gold sold for $1,720.00 at the daily close in Borsa Istanbul's Precious Metals and Diamond Markets, versus $1,712.00 at the previous close.

The price of Brent oil was $27.41 per barrel as of 6 p.m. local time (1500GMT) on Thursday, with a day range of $27.36 to $29.

At the beginning of 2020, a barrel of Brent oil sold for around $66.