Turkey's Borsa Istanbul up 1.09% at Tuesday's close

By Ovunc Kutlu

ANKARA (AA) – Turkey's benchmark stock index finished at 1,509.20 points on Tuesday, up 1.09% from the previous day, to close above the 1,500 level for the first time since March 19.

Starting the day at 1,501.17 points, Borsa Istanbul's BIST 100 index gained 16.27 points from Monday's close of 1,492.93 points.

One ounce of gold traded for $1,801.00 by market close, almost unchanged from $1,801.10 at the previous close, according to data from Borsa Istanbul's Precious Metals and Diamond Markets.

The price of Brent crude oil climbed 0.4% to $85.51 per barrel as of 6.31 p.m. local time (1531GMT).