ANKARA

Turkey's benchmark stock index ended Thursday at 1,330.85 points, up 0.40% from previous close. 

Starting the day at 1,327.66 points, Borsa Istanbul's BIST 100 index rose 5.36 points over the midweek's close of 1,325.49 points.

One ounce of gold sold for $1,830.00 by market close, up from $1,825.15 at the previous close, according to data from Borsa Istanbul's Precious Metals and Diamond Markets.

The price of Brent crude oil was around $48.38 per barrel as of 6.10 p.m. local time (1510GMT) on Thursday, with a daily range of $47.67 to $48.53.