Turkey's Borsa Istanbul flat at close

By Gokhan Ergocun

ISTANBUL (AA) – Turkey's benchmark stock index stood at 110,939.96 points at the closing session of Wednesday.

Borsa Istanbul's BIST 100 index started the midweek at 111,327.92 points. It closed Tuesday at 110,939.66 points.

The price of one ounce of gold was $1,718.20 by market close, down from $1,730.15 at the previous close, according to data from Borsa Istanbul's Precious Metals and Diamond Markets.

The price of Brent crude oil was around $40.80 per barrel as of 6 p.m. (1500GMT) on Wednesday.