By Gokhan Ergocun
ISTANBUL (AA) - Turkey's benchmark stock index closed Tuesday at 1,536.11 points, down 0.27%.
Starting the day at 1,535.82 points, Borsa Istanbul's BIST 100 index lost 4.10 points over Monday's close of 1,540.21 points.
The price of one ounce of gold was $1,856 by market close, down from $1,863.15 at the previous close, according to data from Borsa Istanbul's Precious Metals and Diamond Markets.
The price of Brent crude oil was around $55.75 per barrel as of 6.15 p.m. local time (1515GMT) on Tuesday.
| Exchange Rates | Monday | Tuesday |
| USD/TRY | 7.3860 | 7.3530 |
| EUR/TRY | 8.9730 | 8.9420 |
| GBP/TRY | 10.1250 | 10.0970 |