Benchmark index gains 61.36 points at daily close
Türkiye’s benchmark stock index ended the week at 7,959.95 points, up 0.78% from the previous close.
Starting the day at 7,902.36 points, Borsa Istanbul’s BIST 100 gained 61.36 points from Thursday’s close.
The index rose by 1.36% on a weekly basis as of Friday’s close.
The lowest value of the index during the day was 7,851.34, while its daily high was 7,996.08.
The total market value of the BIST 100 was around 6.8 trillion liras ($235.1 billion) by market close,with a daily trading volume of 79 billion liras ($2.74 billion).
The price of an ounce of gold was $1,999.05, while Brent crude oil sold for around $81.91 per barrel as of 7.18 p.m. local time (1618GMT).
The US dollar/Turkish lira exchange rate was at 28.8758, the euro/lira exchange rate at 31.5841, and the British pound traded at 35.4150 liras.
Source: aa