Turkey's Borsa Istanbul down at close

BIST 100 decreases nearly 889 points at closing session

Turkey's Borsa Istanbul down at close

Turkey's benchmark stock index was down 0.77% to 114,448.91 points at Wednesday's closing.

Borsa Istanbul's BIST 100 index started the midweek at 115,369.50 points. It dropped 889.94 points from Tuesday's close of 115,338.85 points.

During the day, the index hovered between 114,524.90 and 115,598.65 points.

The price of one ounce of gold was $1,771.55 by market close, down from $1,755.30 at the previous close, according to data from Borsa Istanbul's Precious Metals and Diamond Markets.

The price of Brent crude oil was around $40.41 per barrel as of 6 p.m. (1500GMT) on Wednesday.

Exchange RatesTuesdayWednesday
USD/TRY6.85706.8540
EUR/TRY7.76807.7310
GBP/TRY8.59808.5780