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Turkish stock exchange closes higher to end 8-day losing streak

ANKARA 

Türkiye’s benchmark stock index closed at 4,752.24 points on Thursday, notching its eighth consecutive session of losses.

After starting the day at 4,720.15 points, Borsa Istanbul’s BIST 100 index gained 38.85 points, or 0.82%, from Wednesday’s close of 4,713.39.

The index’s lowest value during the day was 4,479.69, while its daily high was 4,870.66 .

The daily trading volume was 118 billion Turkish liras ($6.27 billion), 46 stocks on the index posted gains and 54 were down during the day.

The price of gold was at $1,941 per ounce, while Brent crude oil stood at $81.42 per barrel at 6:25 p.m. local time (1525GMT).

Exchange Rates Wednesday Thursday
USD/TRY 18.8150 18.8170
EUR/TRY 20.5180 20.6120
GBP/TRY 23.3150 23.2690
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