Turkiye's benchmark stock index flat at Friday close

ANKARA

Turkiye's benchmark stock index Borsa Istanbul on Friday rose slightly by 0.09% to close at 2,494.37 points.

The BIST 100 index posted a decrease of 1.70% this week.

Starting the day at 2,437.15 points, the BIST 100 index increased 2.13 points from Thursday's close of 2,428.42 points.

One ounce of gold traded for $1,918.20 by market close, up from $1,892.90 at the previous close, according to data from Borsa Istanbul's Precious Metals and Diamond Markets.

The price of Brent crude oil was $109.48 per barrel after a 2.27% daily loss as of 6.12 p.m. local time (1512GMT).