Turkish stocks end Thursday down 0.18%

By Tuba Sahin

ANKARA (AA) - Turkey's benchmark stock index ended Thursday down 0.18% to close at 98,398.81 points.

Starting the day at 98.579,92 points, Borsa Istanbul's BIST 100 index fell 172.65 points from 98,571.46 points at midweek close.

The price of Brent oil was $30.68 per barrel as of 6 p.m. local time (1500GMT) on Thursday, with a day range of $29.22 to $31.84.

At the beginning of 2020, a barrel of Brent oil sold for around $58.