Turkey's Borsa Istanbul up at Wednesday's close

​​​​​By Ovunc Kutlu

ANKARA (AA) - Turkey's benchmark stock index closed at 1,413.80 points on Wednesday, up 0.35% from the previous close.

After starting the day at 1,411.90 points, Borsa Istanbul’s BIST 100 index gained 4.99 points from Tuesday's close of 1,408.81 points.

One ounce of gold was traded for $1,813.15 by market close, up from $1,809.50 at the previous close, according to data from Borsa Istanbul's Precious Metals and Diamond Markets.

The price of Brent crude oil was around $79.40 per barrel as of 6:45 p.m. local time (1545GMT).