By Muhammed Ali Gurtas
ANKARA (AA) - Turkey's benchmark stock index ended midweek trading up 0.20% to close at 96,142.18 points on Wednesday.
After starting the day at 95,821.42 points, Borsa Istanbul's BIST 100 index surged 189.41 points from 95,952.77 points at Monday's close.
There were no transactions on Tuesday due to a public holiday in Turkey to mark the April 23 National Sovereignty and Children’s Day.
One ounce of gold was sold for $1.271,70 at the daily close in Borsa Istanbul's Precious Metals and Diamond Markets, versus previous close of $1,279.50.
A barrel of Brent oil was sold for $74.34 as of 6 p.m. local time (1500GMT) on Wednesday -- with a day range of $74.02 to $74.70.
At the beginning of 2019, the price of Brent oil was around $53 per barrel.
| Exchange Rates | Tuesday | Wednesday |
| USD/TRY | 5.8370 | 5.8850 |
| EUR/TRY | 6.5480 | 6.5900 |
| GBP/TRY | 7.5820 | 7.6300 |