Turkey's Borsa Istanbul down at Wednesday's close

By Ovunc Kutlu

ANKARA (AA) - Turkey's benchmark stock index closed at 1,410.87 points on Wednesday, down 1.85% from the previous close.

Starting the day at 1,438.92 points, Borsa Istanbul’s BIST 100 index lost 26.59 points from Tuesday's close of 1,437.46 points.

One ounce of gold traded for $1.740,80 by market close, up from $1.731,20 at the previous close, according to data from Borsa Istanbul's Precious Metals and Diamond Markets.

The price of Brent crude oil was around $69.83 per barrel as of 6.23 p.m. local time (1523GMT).