Turkey's Borsa Istanbul up 1.24% at close

By Gokhan Ergocun

ISTANBUL (AA) - Turkey's benchmark stock index increased by 1.24% to close Wednesday at 1,189.29 points.

After starting the day at 1,177.09 points, Borsa Istanbul's BIST 100 index earned 14.59 points over Tuesday's close of 1,174.70 points.

The price of one ounce of gold was $1,905 by market close, up from $1,870 at the previous close, according to data from Borsa Istanbul's Precious Metals and Diamond Markets.

The price of Brent crude oil was around $43 per barrel as of 6.15 p.m. local time (1515GMT) on Wednesday.