Turkey's benchmark stock index flat at close

By Muhammed Ali Gurtas

ANKARA (AA) – Turkey's benchmark stock index ended Thursday flat to close at 91,196.31 points.

Borsa Istanbul's BIST 100 index rose 39.43 points or 0.04 percent from the previous close, as it started the day at 91,226.40 points.

One U.S. dollar traded for 5.4410 Turkish liras, compared with Wednesday's close of 5.5050.

By market close, the euro/lira rate stood at 6.2660, versus 6.3150 at the previous close.

The GBP/TRY exchange rate was 6.9610, while one British pound traded for 7.0240 Turkish liras at Wednesday's close.

In Borsa Istanbul's Precious Metals and Diamond Markets, the price of one ounce of gold was around $1,293 at daily close, up from $1,281 at the previous close.

Hovering between $60.44 and $61.42 during the day, a barrel of Brent oil was sold for $60.87 as of 6 p.m. local time (1500GMT) on Thursday.

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