By Tuba Sahin
ANKARA (AA) - Turkey's benchmark stock index went down 0.60 percent to close at 93,533.12 points on Tuesday.
After starting the day at 93,635.07 points, Borsa Istanbul's BIST 100 index fell 568.15 points from the previous close.
One ounce of gold was sold for $1,290.00 at the daily close in Borsa Istanbul's Precious Metals and Diamond Markets, versus $1,295.05 at the close on Monday.
With a day range of $68.69 to $69.5, the price of Brent oil was around $69.19 per barrel as of 6.00 p.m. local time (1500GMT) on Tuesday. At the beginning of 2019, the price of Brent oil was around $53 per barrel.
| Exchange Rates | Monday | Tuesday |
| USD/TRY | 5.5250 | 5.5760 |
| EUR/TRY | 6.2260 | 6.2570 |
| GBP/TRY | 7.2780 | 7.2860 |