Turkish stocks slightly down at Wednesday close

By Yunus Girgin

ANKARA (AA) - Turkey's benchmark stock index ended Wednesday decreasing 0.21% to close at 1,392.45 points.

After starting the day at 1,404.25 points, Borsa Istanbul's BIST 100 index dropped 2.95 points from 1,395.40 points at Tuesday's close.

One ounce of gold sold for $1,864.50 by market close, up from $1,846.60, according to data from Borsa Istanbul's Precious Metals and Diamond Markets.

The price of Brent oil was around $50.40 per barrel as of 6.15 p.m. local time (1515GMT) on Wednesday.