By Ovunc Kutlu
ISTANBUL (AA) – Türkiye's benchmark stock index finished Thursday at 5,476.92 points, up 2.46% from the previous day's close.
After starting the day at 5,347.71 points, Borsa Istanbul's BIST 100 index gained 131.31 points from Wednesday's close of 5,345.61.
The index hit a daily high of 5,476.92 points, while its lowest point during the session was 5,331.77.
The total market value of the BIST 100 was over 4.4 trillion Turkish liras ($238 billion) by market close, with a daily trading volume of approximately 95 billion Turkish liras ($5 billion).
During the day, 92 stocks on the index posted gains, 7 stocks recorded losses, while one remained unchanged.
The price of gold was up 0.5% to $1,813 per ounce, while Brent crude oil price was at $82.89 per barrel for a 1.3% loss at 7.34 p.m. local time (1634GMT).
Exchange Rates | Wednesday | Thursday |
USD/TRY | 18.7210 | 18.7210 |
EUR/TRY | 19.9250 | 19.9550 |
GBP/TRY | 22.6920 | 22.6380 |