Turkey's Borsa Istanbul surges at day's close

By Aysu Bicer

ANKARA (AA) - Turkey's benchmark stock index closed at 102,157.53 points on Wednesday, up by 0.17% from the previous close.

Borsa Istanbul's BIST 100 index started the day at 102,547.72 points. As of the daily close, it earned 174.57 points from Monday's close of 101,982.96 points.

The stock market remained shut on Tuesday as Turkey marked the Commemoration of Ataturk, Youth and Sports Day on May 19.

During the day, the index's lowest level was 101,968.00, while the highest level was 102,998.41.

Meanwhile, the price of one ounce of gold was $1,743.00 at market close, down from $1,765.30, according to data from Borsa Istanbul's Precious Metals and Diamond Markets.

The price of Brent crude oil was around $35.55 per barrel as of 6 p.m. (1500GMT).