Türkiye's BIST 100 index rises 1.63% at midweek close
Benchmark index gains 175.31 points at Wednesday's closing session
ISTANBUL
The Turkish benchmark stock index closed Wednesday at 10,903.91 points, rising 1.63% from the previous close.
After starting the day at 10,772.04, the BIST 100 index climbed 175.31 points from its close on Tuesday.
The lowest point for the index was 10,758.63, while the daily high 10,933.23.
During the day, 71 indexes gained in value while 25 closed with losses.
The daily transaction volume reached 151.2 billion Turkish liras ($3.57 billion), while the overall value of the index was 10.19 trillion liras ($241.2 billion).
The USD/TRY exchange rate was 42.3580 as of 6.30 pm local time (1530GMT), the euro/lira exchange rate stood at 48.9575, and the British pound traded at 55.5605.
The price of an ounce of gold was $4,116.20, while the barrel price of Brent oil was $62.90.
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