Turkey's Borsa Istanbul down 1.1% at Tuesday's close

By Gokhan Ergocun

ISTANBUL (AA) – Turkey’s benchmark stock index closed at 1,444.87 points on Tuesday, down 1.1% from the previous close.

Starting the day at 1,446.85 points, Borsa Istanbul’s BIST 100 index lost 16.03 points from the previous close of 1,460.90 points.

The price of one ounce of gold stood at $1,833.50 by market close, versus $1,833.75 at the previous close, according to data from Borsa Istanbul’s Precious Metals and Diamond Markets.

The price of Brent crude oil was around $68.30 per barrel as of 6:20 p.m. local time (1520GMT).

The stock exchange will trade for a half-day on Wednesday due to the Eid al-Fitr festival marking the end of the Muslim holy month Ramadan.

Markets will remain closed on Thursday and Friday.