By Gokhan Ergocun
ISTANBUL (AA) - Turkey's benchmark stock index rose by 0.78% to close Thursday at 95,573.12 points.
Borsa Istanbul's BIST 100 index started the day at 95,256.46 points. It soared by 741.93 points from Wednesday's close of 94,831.19 points.
In Borsa Istanbul's Precious Metals and Diamond Markets, the price of one ounce of gold was around $1,404.50 by market close, down from $1,409.70 the previous day.
The price of Brent crude oil was around $65.50 per barrel as of 6 p.m. (1500GMT) Thursday.
| Exchange Rates | Wednesday | Thursday |
| USD/TRY | 5.7680 | 5.7620 |
| EUR/TRY | 6.5550 | 6.5620 |
| GBP/TRY | 7.3360 | 7.3160 |