By Gokhan Ergocun
ISTANBUL (AA) – Turkey's benchmark stock index rose by 0.01 percent to close at 91,860.75 points on Friday.
Borsa Istanbul's BIST 100 index started the day at 91,777.54 points and gained 6.67 points from Thursday's close of 91,854.08 points.
The U.S. dollar/Turkish lira exchange rate was 5.3010 at close, up from Thursday's close of 5.2580.
The euro/lira rate also rose at close; 6.0630 versus 6.0350 at the previous close.
One British pound traded for 6.7140 Turkish liras, while the GBP/TRY rate was 6.6790 at close on Thursday.
In Borsa Istanbul's Precious Metals and Diamond Markets, the price of one ounce of gold was around $1,260.00 by market close, up from $1,254.95 a day ago.
The price of Brent crude oil dropped to $53.80 per barrel as of 6 p.m. (1500GMT) Friday, versus $56.06 at previous close.
