Turkey's benchmark stock index up at close

By Muhammed Ali Gurtas

ANKARA

Turkey's benchmark stock index on Wednesday went up 0.22 percent to close at 90,200.71 points.

Starting the day at 90,444.83 points, Borsa Istanbul's BIST 100 index ended the day with a 200.81-point hike from Tuesday's close.

By market close, one dollar was traded for 5.5450 liras, as the USD/TRY exchange rate was 5.4740 at Tuesday's close.

The euro/lira rate was 6.2780 at close on Wednesday, up from previous close of 6.2290.

One British pound was traded for 7.0870, while the GBP/TRY exchange rate was 6.9980 at the previous close.

In Borsa Istanbul's Precious Metals and Diamond Markets, one ounce of gold was sold for $1,217.90 at Wednesday's close, versus $1,223.30 at the previous close.

Hovering between $75.51 and $77.12 during the day, the price of Brent oil was around $76.07 per barrel as of 6.15 p.m. local time (1515GMT) Wednesday.

One barrel of Brent oil was sold for $66 at the beginning of this year.