Turkish stocks down at Thursday close

By Ovunc Kutlu

ANKARA (AA) – Turkey’s benchmark stock index closed Thursday at 1,415.03 points, down 0.84% from the previous close.

Starting the day at 1,426.55 points, Borsa Istanbul’s BIST 100 index lost 12.03 points from Wednesday's close of 1,427.06 points.

One ounce of gold traded for $1,898.50 by market close, down from $1,910.10 at the previous close, according to data from Borsa Istanbul’s Precious Metals and Diamond Markets.

The price of Brent crude oil was around $68.99 per barrel as of 6.28 p.m. local time (1528GMT).