Turkish stocks end week down over 1%

ANKARA

Turkey's benchmark stock index closed the week at 1,471.39 points on Friday, dropping 1.13% from the previous close.

Starting the day at 1,444.53 points, Borsa Istanbul's BIST 100 index fell 16.82 points from 1,488.21 points at Thursday's close.

One ounce of gold sold for $1,761.35 by market close, down from $1,788.85 at the previous close, according to data from Borsa Istanbul's Precious Metals and Diamond Markets.

The price of Brent crude oil was around $65.23 per barrel as of 6.00 p.m. local time (1500GMT) on Friday, with a daily range of $64.53 to $65.99.