By Ovunc Kutlu
ANKARA (AA) – Turkey's benchmark stock index ended on Thursday at an all-time highest closing level of 1,575.67 points, gaining 1.85% from the previous close.
Starting the day at 1,562.17 points, Borsa Istanbul's BIST 100 index increased 28.64 points from Wednesday's close of 1,547.03 points.
One ounce of gold traded for $1,779.40 by market close, up from $1,775.00 at the previous close, according to data from Borsa Istanbul's Precious Metals and Diamond Markets.
The price of Brent crude oil was down 0.2% to $81.84 per barrel as of 6.43 p.m. local time (1543GMT).
| Exchange Rates | Wednesday | Thursday |
| USD/TRY | 9.7010 | 9.7210 |
| EUR/TRY | 11.2180 | 11.2430 |
| GBP/TRY | 13.2700 | 13.1710 |