Borsa Istanbul up at Friday's close

ANKARA

Turkey’s benchmark stock index closed at 1,378.28 points on Friday, up by 0.39% from the previous close.

Starting the day at 1,376.88 points, Borsa Istanbul’s BIST 100 index gained 5.3 points from the previous close of 1,372.98 points.

The index’s lowest value during the day was 1,371.53 points, while its daily high was 1,381.74 points.

The total market value of the BIST 100 was around 1 trillion Turkish liras ($119 billion) by market close, with a daily trading volume of 10.2 billion Turkish liras ($1.1 billion).

The price of one ounce of gold was $1,800.50 by market close, down from $1,811.65 at the previous close, according to data from Borsa Istanbul’s Precious Metals and Diamond Markets.

The price of Brent crude oil was around $75.78 per barrel as of 6:37 p.m. local time (1537GMT).