By Tuba Sahin
ANKARA (AA) – Turkey's benchmark stock index on Wednesday closed at 122,747.08 points, down 0.65% from the previous close.
Starting the day at 124,215.90, Borsa Istanbul's BIST 100 index lost 809.03 points from Tuesday's close of 123,556.10 points — the highest closing level in its history.
The price of one ounce of gold was $1,555.50 by market close, down from $1,555.70 at the previous close, according to data from Borsa Istanbul's Precious Metals and Diamond Markets.
The price of Brent crude oil was around $63.34f per barrel as of 6 p.m. (1500GMT) on Wednesday.
| Exchange Rates | Tuesday | Wednesday |
| USD/TRY | 5.9320 | 5.9210 |
| EUR/TRY | 6.5920 | 6.5660 |
| GBP/TRY | 7.7700 | 7.8000 |
