Turkey's Borsa Istanbul down nearly 2 percent at close

By Gokhan Ergocun</p> <p>ISTANBUL (AA) – Turkey's benchmark stock index decreased by 1.91 percent to close at 90,051.10 points on Wednesday.</p> <p>Borsa Istanbul's BIST 100 index fell 1,749.75 points from Tuesday's close of 91,800.86 points while it started Wednesday at 92,136.13 points.</p> <p>The U.S. dollar/Turkish lira exchange rate reached 5.3520 at close, down from Tuesday's close of 5.3720. </p> <p>The euro/lira rate also decreased at close; 6.0810 versus 6.1110 at the previous close. </p> <p>One British pound traded for 6.7690 Turkish liras, while the GBP/TRY rate was 6.7770 at close on Tuesday. </p> <p>In Borsa Istanbul's Precious Metals and Diamond Markets, the price of one ounce of gold was around $1,244.65 by market close, down from $1,249.20 a day ago. </p> <p>The price of Brent crude oil stood at $60.84 per barrel as of 6 p.m. (1500GMT) Wednesday, versus $60.86 at previous close.