Turkey's Borsa Istanbul flat at Monday's close

By Yunus Girgin

ANKARA (AA) – Turkey’s benchmark stock index closed Monday at 1,452.18 points, up 0.02% from the previous close.

Starting the day at 1,453.69 points, Borsa Istanbul’s BIST 100 index has gained 0.34 point from Friday's close of 1,451.84 points.

The price of one ounce of gold was $1,879.60 by market close, down from $1,884.70 at the previous close, according to data from Borsa Istanbul’s Precious Metals and Diamond Markets.

The price of Brent crude oil was around $67.90 per barrel as of 6.10 p.m. local time (1500GMT).