Turkish stocks end week with gain

By Muhammed Ali Gurtas

ANKARA (AA) - Turkey's benchmark stock index ended the week up 0.85 percent to close at 103,304.05 points on Friday.

After starting the day at 102,890.87 points, Borsa Istanbul's BIST 100 index climbed 871.76 points from the previous close.

On a weekly basis, the benchmark index posted 1.74 percent increase, as it has surged around 16.24 percent since the beginning of 2019.

One ounce of gold was sold for $1,304.50 at the daily close in Borsa Istanbul's Precious Metals and Diamond Markets, versus $1,298.35 at the previous close.

With a day range of $66.14 to $67.72, the price of Brent oil was around $66.80 per barrel as of 6.15 p.m. local time (1515GMT) on Friday.

At the beginning of 2019, the price of Brent oil was around $53 per barrel.