Turkish stocks end week looking up

By Tuba Sahin

ANKARA (AA) - Turkey's benchmark stock index closed the day at 118,663.70 points on Friday, up 0.57% from the previous close.

Borsa Istanbul's BIST 100 index started the day at 118,250.70 points. As of the daily close, it lost 673.25 points from Thursday's close of 117,990.45 points.

The price of one ounce of gold was around $1,550.00 by market close, up from $1,548.00 at the previous close, according to data from Borsa Istanbul's Precious Metals and Diamond Markets.

The price of Brent crude oil was around $65.15 per barrel as of 6.15 p.m. (1515GMT) on Friday, with a daily range of $64.9-$65.66.