By Tuba Sahin
ANKARA (AA) - Turkey's benchmark stock index increased 0.32% to close Friday at 90,787.01 points.
Borsa Istanbul's BIST 100 index started the day at 90,842.75 points, up 285.53 points from Thursday's close of 90,501.48 points.
In Borsa Istanbul's Precious Metals and Diamond Markets, the price of one ounce of gold was around $1,355.70 by market close, up from $1,337.30 the previous day.
The price of Brent crude oil was around $62.00 per barrel as of 6 p.m. (1500GMT) Friday.
| Exchange Rates | Thursday | Friday |
| USD/TRY | 5.8690 | 5.8770 |
| EUR/TRY | 6.6060 | 6.6190 |
| GBP/TRY | 7.4630 | 7.4170 |