Turkish stock exchange up 3.7% at close

ISTANBUL

The Turkish benchmark stock index closed Thursday at 9,367.77 points, up 3.72% from the previous close.

The BIST 100 index gained 335.95 points from Wednesday's close.

The lowest point for the index during the day was 9,069.91, while the daily high was 9,380.57.

The total transaction volume hit 103.4 billion Turkish liras ($3 billion).

The USD/TRY exchange rate was 34.4850 as of 6.15 p.m. local time (1515GMT), the EUR/TRY rate stood at 36.4430 and the GBP/TRY traded at 43.6070.

The price of gold was $2,665.40 per ounce, while the barrel price of Brent oil was $73.60.