Turkey's Borsa Istanbul down at Tuesday's close

By Ovunc Kutlu

ANKARA (AA) – Turkey’s benchmark stock index closed at 1,382.58 points on Tuesday, down 0.72% from the previous close.

Starting the day at 1,394.72 points, Borsa Istanbul’s BIST 100 index fell 10.06 points from the previous close of 1,392.64 points.

The price of one ounce of gold was $1.795,50 by market close, up from $1,791.55, according to data from Borsa Istanbul’s Precious Metals and Diamond Markets.

The price of Brent crude oil was around $74.73 per barrel as of 6.26 p.m. local time (1526GMT).