By Muhammed Ali Gurtas
ANKARA (AA) - Turkey's benchmark stock index ended Wednesday up 0.03% to close at 94,244.06 points.
After starting the day at 94,006.52 points, Borsa Istanbul's BIST 100 index climbed 25.36 points from 94,218.70 points at Tuesday's close.
One ounce of gold was sold for $1,343.70 at the daily close in Borsa Istanbul's Precious Metals and Diamond Markets, versus $1,349.90 at the previous close.
The price of Brent oil was $62.25 per barrel as of 6 p.m. local time (1500GMT) on Wednesday -- with a day range of $61.41 to $62.55.
At the beginning of 2019, a barrel of Brent oil was sold for around $53.
| Exchange Rates | Tuesday | Wednesday |
| USD/TRY | 5.8380 | 5.8340 |
| EUR/TRY | 6.5370 | 6.5450 |
| GBP/TRY | 7.3280 | 7.3840 |