Turkey's Borsa Istanbul up at Tuesday's close

​​​​​By Ovunc Kutlu

ANKARA (AA) - Turkey's benchmark stock index closed at 1,408.81 points on Tuesday, up 0.65% from the previous close.

After starting the day at 1,402.26 points, Borsa Istanbul’s BIST 100 index gained 9.16 points from Monday's close of 1,399.65 points.

One ounce of gold was traded for $1,809.50 by market close, up from $1,808.80 at the previous close, according to data from Borsa Istanbul's Precious Metals and Diamond Markets.

The price of Brent crude oil was around $72.22 per barrel as of 6.18 p.m. local time (1518GMT).