By Jeyhun Aliyev
ANKARA (AA) – Turkey's benchmark stock index fell by 0.58 percent to 94,817.26 points with a trading volume of around 10.4 billion Turkish liras ($2.15 billion) in the closing session on Thursday.
Borsa Istanbul's BIST 100 index ended the day with a 551.33-point fall from the Wednesday's close of 95,368.59 points, while it opened the day at 95,776.31 points, up 0.43 percent.
The USD/TRY exchange rate dropped to 4.8170 as of 5 p.m. local time (1400GMT) Thursday, compared with 4.8350 at the Wednesday's close.
The euro/lira exchange rate also fell to 5.6330 by market close, versus 5.6570 at the previous close, and one British pound traded for 6.3420 Turkish liras, compared with 6.3730 at Wednesday's close.
In Borsa Istanbul's Precious Metals and Diamond Markets, one ounce of gold traded for $1,229.00 as of 4.30 p.m. local time (1330GMT) Thursday, compared with $1,232.70 at the previous close.
The price of Brent oil rose slightly to $74.36 per barrel as of 6 p.m. (1500GMT) Thursday, from $73.31 on Wednesday's close.
