Turkish stock exchange ends midweek with losses

Benchmark BIST 100 index falls 240.95 points at Wednesday's close

By Mucahithan Avcioglu

ISTANBUL (AA) - The Turkish benchmark stock index closed Wednesday at 13,809.88 points, down 1.71% from the previous close.

After starting the day at 14,049.62, the BIST 100 index decreased 240.95 points from its close on Tuesday.

The lowest for the index was 13,752.78, while the daily high 14,068.32.

A total of 80 indexes lost in value during the day, while 19 closed in the green.

The daily transaction volume reached 175.6 billion Turkish liras ($4 billion), while the overall value of the index was 13.68 trillion liras ($312.6 billion).

The USD/TRY exchange rate was 43.8710 as of 6.20 pm local time (1520GMT), the euro/lira exchange rate stood at 51.7720, and the British pound traded at 59.3955.

Gold was at $5,187.85 per ounce, while Brent crude oil was at $70.75.

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