Borsa Istanbul closes midweek above 1,500 points

By Gokhan Ergocun

ISTANBUL (AA) - Turkey's benchmark stock index was up 1.10% to end Wednesday at 1,505.99 points -- all-time high close.

Starting the day at 1,501.61 points, Borsa Istanbul's BIST 100 index earned 16.43 points over Tuesday's close of 1,489.56 points.

The price of one ounce of gold was $1,955.70 by market close, up from $1,942.55 at the previous close, according to data from Borsa Istanbul's Precious Metals and Diamond Markets.

The price of Brent crude oil was around $53.90 per barrel as of 6.15 p.m. local time (1515GMT) on Wednesday.