By Gokhan Ergocun
ISTANBUL (AA) - Turkey's benchmark stock index increased by 0.25% to close Friday at 99,634.78 points.
Borsa Istanbul's BIST 100 index started the day at 99,427.62 points while it soared by 252.58 points from Thursday's close of 99,382.20 points.
The price of one ounce of gold was around $1,411.00 by market close, according to Borsa Istanbul's Precious Metals and Diamond Markets data.
The price of Brent crude oil was around $63.90 per barrel as of 6 p.m. (1500GMT) Friday.
| Exchange Rates | Thursday | Friday |
| USD/TRY | 5.5990 | 5.6390 |
| EUR/TRY | 6.3240 | 6.3250 |
| GBP/TRY | 7.0490 | 7.0390 |