Turkish stocks up 0.33% at weekly close

By Tuba Sahin

ANKARA (AA) - Turkey's benchmark stock index closed at 1,444.63 points on Friday, up 0.33% from the previous close.

Starting the day at 1,439.62 points, Borsa Istanbul's BIST 100 index gained 4.77 points from Thursday's close of 1,439.86 points.

On a weekly basis, the benchmark index posted a decline of 0.21% this week.

One ounce of gold traded for $1,786.40 by market close, down from $1,787.30 at the previous close, according to data from Borsa Istanbul's Precious Metals and Diamond Markets.

The price of Brent crude oil was around $66.07 per barrel as of 6.20 p.m. local time (1520GMT).