Türkiye's BIST 100 index climbs 4.12% at midweek close

The Turkish benchmark stock index closed Wednesday at 11,478.13 points, rising 4.12% from the previous close.

After starting the day at 11,157.86, the BIST 100 index climbed 454.58 points from its close on Tuesday.

The lowest point for the index was 11,157.96, while the daily high 11,588.86.

During the day, 98 indexes gained in value while two closed with losses.

The daily transaction volume reached 184.3 billion Turkish liras ($3.68 billion), while the overall value of the index was 11.3 trillion liras ($226.48 billion).

The USD/TRY exchange rate was 50.0210 as of 6.10 pm local time (1510GMT), the euro/lira exchange rate stood at 56.2805, and the British pound traded at 67.4435.

The price of an ounce of gold was $4,034.95, while the barrel price of Brent crude oil futures was $101.20.