Turkey's Borsa Istanbul up at closing

By Gokhan Ergocun

ISTANBUL (AA) - Turkey's benchmark stock index rose by 0.63% to 1,099.02 points at close on Wednesday.

After starting the day at 1,090.10 points, Borsa Istanbul's BIST 100 index earned 6.86 points from Tuesday's close of 1,092.16 points.

The price of one ounce of gold was $1,909 by market close, down from $1,926.20 at the previous close, according to data from Borsa Istanbul's Precious Metals and Diamond Markets.

The price of Brent crude oil was around $46.10 per barrel as of 6.15 p.m. local time (1515GMT) on Wednesday.