Turkey's Borsa Istanbul down 0.96% at week's close

By Ovunc Kutlu

ANKARA (AA) - Turkey's benchmark stock index closed at 1,438.72 points on Friday, down 0.96% from the previous close.

Starting the day at 1,455.46 points, Borsa Istanbul's BIST 100 index lost 13.95 points from Thursday's close of 1,452.67 points.

One ounce of gold traded for $1,795 by market close, down from $1,797.30 at the previous close, according to data from Borsa Istanbul's Precious Metals and Diamond Markets.

The price of Brent crude oil was around $72.80 per barrel with a 1.9% gain as of 6:37 p.m. local time (1537GMT).