Turkey's benchmark stock index down at close

By Muhammed Ali Gurtas

ANKARA (AA) - Turkey's benchmark stock index went down 1.96 percent to close at 97,378.58 points on Tuesday.

After starting the day at 99,990.45 points, Borsa Istanbul's BIST 100 index fell 1,947.34 points from the previous close.

One ounce of gold was sold for $1,316.00 at the daily close in Borsa Istanbul's Precious Metals and Diamond Markets, versus $1,318.95 at the close on Monday.

With a day range of $66.82 to $67.77, the price of Brent oil was around $67.40 per barrel as of 6.15 p.m. local time (1515GMT) on Tuesday.

At the beginning of 2019, the price of Brent oil was around $53 per barrel.