Turkiye's Borsa Istanbul down 1.54% at Thursday's close

By Ovunc Kutlu

ANKARA (AA) - Turkiye's benchmark stock index ended Thursday at 2,009.99 points, down 1.54% from the previous close.

After starting the day at 2,049.74 points, Borsa Istanbul's BIST 100 index lost 31.44 points from Wednesday's close of 2,041.43 points.

The price of one ounce of gold was $1,885 by market close, up from $1,858 at the previous close, according to data from Borsa Istanbul's Precious Metals and Diamond Markets.

The price of Brent crude oil was around $92.78 per barrel for a 2.1% daily loss as of 6.23 p.m. local time (1523GMT).