By Gokhan Ergocun
ISTANBUL (AA) - Turkey's benchmark stock index dropped 0.60% to close Tuesday at 1,153.71 points.
After starting the day at 1,165.12 points, Borsa Istanbul's BIST 100 index lost 7 points over Monday's close of 1,160.71 points.
The price of one ounce of gold was $1,916.50 by market close, up from $1,850 at the previous close, according to data from Borsa Istanbul's Precious Metals and Diamond Markets.
The price of Brent crude oil was around $42.50 per barrel as of 6.15 p.m. local time (1515GMT) on Tuesday.
| Exchange Rates | Monday | Tuesday |
| USD/TRY | 7.7670 | 7.7770 |
| EUR/TRY | 9.1540 | 9.1630 |
| GBP/TRY | 10.1010 | 10.1130 |