Turkish stocks end week up 0.54 pct

By Muhammed Ali Gurtas</p> <p>ANKARA (AA) – Turkey's benchmark stock index ended the week up 0.54 percent to close at 91,687.04 points on Friday.</p> <p>Starting the day at 91,503.26 points, Borsa Istanbul's BIST 100 index surged 490.73 points from the previous close.</p> <p>One U.S. dollar traded for 5.4840 Turkish liras, versus Thursday's close of 5.4410.</p> <p>The euro/lira rate was 6.3190 by market close, up from 6.2660 at the previous close.</p> <p>One British pound traded for 7.0340 Turkish liras, as the GBP/TRY exchange rate was 6.9610 at Thursday's close.</p> <p>In Borsa Istanbul's Precious Metals and Diamond Markets, the price of one ounce of gold was around $1,292.50 at daily close, versus $1,293.00 at the previous close. </p> <p>Hovering between $60.09 and $62.48 during the day, a barrel of Brent oil was sold for $60.70 as of 6.15 p.m. local time (1515GMT) on Friday.