Turkish stocks end week with loss

By Muhammed Ali Gurtas

ANKARA (AA) - Turkey's benchmark stock index ended the week down 2.18% to close at 99,679.44 points on Friday.

Starting the day at 101,508.05 points, Borsa Istanbul's BIST 100 index fell 2,220.81 points from Thursday's close at 101,900.25 points.

On a weekly basis, the benchmark index posted a 3.07% decline. At the beginning of this year, the BIST 100 stood around 89,000 points.

An ounce of gold sold for $1,438.00 at the weekly close in Borsa Istanbul's Precious Metals and Diamond Markets, versus $1,403.50 at the previous close.

The price of Brent oil was $62.43 per barrel as of 6:15 p.m. local time (1515GMT) on Friday -- hovering between $60.95 and $62.93 during the day.

At the beginning of 2019, a barrel of Brent oil sold for around $53.