By Aysu Bicer
ANKARA (AA) - Turkey's benchmark stock index ended Thursday down 0.06% to close at 1,099.06 points.
After starting the day at 1,102.16 points, Borsa Istanbul's BIST 100 index fell 0.62 points from 1,099.68 points at Wednesday's close.
The price of one ounce of gold was $1,949.50 by market close, up from $1,930.40 at the previous close, according to data from Borsa Istanbul's Precious Metals and Diamond Markets.
The price of Brent crude oil was around $40.42 per barrel as of 6.15 p.m. local time (1515GMT) on Thursday.
| Exchange Rates | Wednesday | Thursday |
| USD/TRY | 7.4930 | 7.4280 |
| EUR/TRY | 8.8520 | 8.8410 |
| GBP/TRY | 9.7890 | 9.6800 |