Turkey's Borsa Istanbul up at Friday's close

By Ovunc Kutlu

ANKARA (AA) - Turkey's benchmark stock index closed at 1,447.64 points on Friday, up 0.22% from the previous close.

Starting the day at 1,444.82 points, Borsa Istanbul's BIST 100 index gained 3.18 points from Thursday's close of 1,444.46 points.

One ounce of gold traded for $1.762,90 by market close, up from $1.750,45 at the previous close, according to data from Borsa Istanbul's Precious Metals and Diamond Markets.

The price of Brent crude oil was around $70.96 per barrel as of 6:25 p.m. local time (1525GMT).