By Gokhan Ergocun
ANKARA (AA) – Turkey's benchmark stock index climbed 2.4 percent to close at 95,411.49 points on Wednesday.
Borsa Istanbul's BIST 100 index started the day at 93,365.15 points and gained 2,238.22 points from Tuesday's close of 93,173.27 points.
The U.S. dollar/Turkish lira exchange rate slipped to 5.3630 at close, down from Tuesday's close of 5.4440.
The euro/lira rate fell at close to 6.1170 versus 6.2270 at the previous close.
One British pound traded for 6.9220 Turkish liras, while the GBP/TRY rate was 7.0150 at the close on Tuesday.
In Borsa Istanbul's Precious Metals and Diamond Markets, the price of one ounce of gold was around $1,290.30 by market close, down from $1,291.00 the previous day.
The price of Brent crude oil rose to $60.80 per barrel as of 6 p.m. (1500GMT) Wednesday, versus $60.64 at the previous close.
