By Gokhan Ergocun
ISTANBUL (AA) – Turkey's benchmark stock index increased slightly by 0.13 percent to close at 102,584.26 points on Wednesday.
Borsa Istanbul's BIST 100 index started the day at 102,899.19 points and gained 135.84 points from Tuesday's close of 102,448.42 points.
The U.S. dollar/Turkish lira exchange rate was 5.2280 at close, up from 5.2080 at Tuesday's close.
The euro/lira exchange rate remained unchanged from the previous day at 5.9570 at the daily close.
One British pound traded for 6.7970 Turkish liras, while the GBP/TRY rate was 6.7700 at close on Tuesday.
In Borsa Istanbul's Precious Metals and Diamond Markets, the price of one ounce of gold stood at $1,314.10 by market close, compared with the $1,314.00 of the previous day.
The price of Brent crude oil dropped to $61.57 per barrel as of 6 p.m. (1500GMT) Wednesday, versus $62.45 at the previous day's close.
