Turkish stocks up 1.09% at Thursday's close

By Yunus Girgin

ANKARA (AA) - Turkey's benchmark stock index ended Thursday up 1.09% to close at 1,180.38 points.

Borsa Istanbul's BIST 100 index rose 12.73 points from 1,167.65 points at Wednesday's close.

One ounce of gold sold for $1,914.10 by market close, up from $1,903.50, according to data from Borsa Istanbul's Precious Metals and Diamond Markets.

The price of Brent oil was around $41.40 per barrel as of 6.20 p.m. local time (1520GMT) on Thursday, with a day range of $40.33 to $41.42