Turkish stock exchange ends week with losses

by Anadolu Agency

ISTANBUL

The Turkish benchmark stock index closed the week at 9,432.55 points on Friday, down 0.61% from its previous close.

After starting the day at 9,510.14, the BIST 100 index fell 58.35 points from the previous close.

The lowest point for the index during the day was 9,427.88, while the daily high was 9,531.35.

On Friday, 50 indexes lost in value, while 47 closed the week with gains.

The total transaction volume reached 83.4 billion Turkish liras ($2.17 billion), while the overall value of the index was 8.57 trillion liras ($224.3 billion).

The USD/TRY exchange rate was 38.4230 as of 6.30 p.m. local time (1530GMT), the EUR/TRY rate stood at 43.7245, and the GBP/TRY traded at 51.1840.

The price of gold was $3,270.95 per ounce, while the barrel price of Brent oil was $65.65.

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