Turkey's Borsa Istanbul down 0.75 pct at close

By Tuba Sahin </p> <p>ANKARA (AA) – Turkey's benchmark stock index decreased by 0.75 percent to close at 91,854.08 points on Thursday.</p> <p>Borsa Istanbul's BIST 100 index started the day at 91,864.24 points and lost 698.64 points from Wednesday's close of 92,552.71 points. </p> <p>The U.S. dollar/Turkish lira exchange rate declines 5.2580 at close, down from Wednesday's close of 5.3170.</p> <p>The euro/lira rate slightly decreased at close; 6.0350 versus 6.0780 at the previous close.</p> <p>One British pound was traded for 6.7790 Turkish liras, while the GBP/TRY rate was 6.7330 at close on Wednesday.</p> <p>In Borsa Istanbul's Precious Metals and Diamond Markets, the price of one ounce of gold was around $1,254.95 by market close, up from $1,248.55 a day ago.</p> <p>Brent crude oil price was $55.84 per barrel as of 6 p.m. (1500GMT) Thursday, versus $57.24 at previous close.

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