Turkiye's Borsa Istanbul closes Wednesday with gains

By Ovunc Kutlu

ANKARA (AA) – Turkiye's benchmark stock index closed at 2,064.21 points on Wednesday, up 0.89% from the previous close.

Starting the day at 2,070.35 points, Borsa Istanbul's BIST 100 index rose 18.18 points from Tuesday's close of 2,046.03 points.

One ounce of gold traded for $1,819.85 by market close, up from $1,815.20.

The price of Brent crude oil was at $84.20 per barrel with a 0.57% gain as of 6.27 p.m. local time (1527GMT).