UPDATED WITH MORE FIGURES
By Aysu Bicer
ANKARA (AA) - Turkey's benchmark stock index closed the day at 109,555.95 points on Monday, down 0.25% from the previous close.
Borsa Istanbul's BIST 100 index started the week at 109,051.32 points. At the close, it was down 279.52 points from 109,835.47 at Friday's final bell.
During the day, the index's lowest level was 108,716.08 points, while the highest was 110,066.94.
The total market value of the BIST 100 was around 788 billion Turkish liras ($115 billion) at market close, with a daily trading volume of 15.1 billion Turkish liras ($2.2 billion).
A total of 27 stocks on the index rose, 26 were down, and two were flat compared to Friday.
The highest trading volumes were posted by national flag carrier Turkish Airlines, polyester producer Sasa, and real estate investment trust Emlak Konut GYO.
Shares of Alkim Kimya, which produces chemical materials, were the top performer, up 9.95%, while Ford Otosan dropped the most, losing 3%.
The price of one ounce of gold was $1,713.00 by market close, down from $1,736.15 at the previous close, according to data from Borsa Istanbul's Precious Metals and Diamond Markets.
The price of Brent crude oil was around $38.6 per barrel as of 6 p.m. (1500GMT).
| Exchange Rates | Friday | Monday |
| USD/TRY | 6.8350 | 6.8480 |
| EUR/TRY | 7.7230 | 7.7210 |
| GBP/TRY | 8.6210 | 8.6350 |