By Muhammed Ali Gurtas
ANKARA (AA) – Turkey's benchmark stock index closed Thursday at 96,121.10 points, down 0.50 percent from previous close.
Borsa Istanbul's BIST 100 index fell 482.65 points from Wednesday's close of 96,603.75 points, while it started the day at 97,013.71 points.
The U.S. dollar/Turkish lira exchange rate was 6.2610 as of 5 p.m. local time (1400GMT) Thursday, compared with the previous close of 6.2540.
One euro traded for 7.3790 Turkish liras at close, versus 7.2970 at Wednesday's close. By market close, the GBP/TRY exchange rate was 8.3370, up from 8.2280 at the previous close.
In Borsa Istanbul's Precious Metals and Diamond Markets, one ounce of gold traded for $1,204.00 at Thursday's close, compared with $1,203.00 at Wednesday's close.
As of 6 p.m. local time (1500GMT), the price of Brent oil stood at $78.78 per barrel, hovering between $78.52 and $79.81 during the day. Since the beginning of this year, Brent oil price has risen from $66 per barrel.
