ANKARA: Trkiye's benchmark stock index rose slightly by 0.05% to close Thursday at 11,139.46 points. After starting the day at 11,194.41 points, Borsa Istanbul's BIST 100 index gained 5.38 points from the prior close with a daily transaction volume of 109 billion liras ($3.31 billion). The price of an ounce of gold was $2,467.75, while Brent crude oil sold for around $85.17 per barrel as of 6.44 p.m. local time (1544GMT). The US dollar/Turkish lira exchange rate was 33.0657, the euro/lira exchange rate 36.1869, and the British pound traded at 42.9022 liras. Source: Anadolu Agency