By Ovunc Kutlu
ANKARA (AA) - Turkey’s benchmark stock index closed at 1,376.67 points on Friday, up by 0.28% from the previous close.
Starting the day at 1,376.88 points, Borsa Istanbul’s BIST 100 index gained 3.89 points from the previous close of 1,372.78 points.
The price of one ounce of gold was $1,784 by market close, up from $1,777 at the previous close, according to data from Borsa Istanbul’s Precious Metals and Diamond Markets.
The price of Brent crude oil was around $76 per barrel as of 6:26 p.m. local time (1526GMT).
| Exchange Rates | Thursday | Friday |
| USD/TRY | 8.6730 | 8.6980 |
| EUR/TRY | 10.2880 | 10.2930 |
| GBP/TRY | 11.9870 | 12.0120 |