Turkey's Borsa Istanbul flat at close

By Gokhan Ergocun

ISTANBUL (AA) – Turkey's benchmark stock index climbed slightly by 0.03 percent to close at 101,801.42 points on Friday.

Borsa Istanbul's BIST 100 index climbed 27.13 points from Thursday's close of 101,774.29 points, while it started Friday at 102,122.88 points.

The U.S. dollar/Turkish lira exchange rate was 5.2820 at close, up from Thursday's close of 5.2700.

The euro/Turkish lira rate rose to 6.0080 at the week's close, versus 5.9880 at the previous close.

One British pound traded for 6.9360 Turkish liras, while the GBP/TRY rate was 6.8940 at close on Thursday.

In Borsa Istanbul's Precious Metals and Diamond Markets, the price of one ounce of gold was around $1,284.35 by market close, up from $1,280.25 the previous day.

The price of Brent crude oil rose to $61.10 per barrel as of 6 p.m. (1500GMT) Friday, versus $60.88 at the previous close.

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