Turkish stock exchange down at close

Benchmark BIST 100 index drops 65.7 points at Monday's close

By Gokhan Ergocun

ISTANBUL (AA) - The Turkish benchmark stock index closed Monday at 9,184.66 points, down 0.71% from the previous close.

The BIST 100 index, which started the week at 9,322.05 points, lost 65.7 points from Monday's close.

The lowest value of the index of the day was 9,173.27, while its daily high was 9,404.11.

Some 20 indices increased in value, while 80 declined as of the end of the day.

The total transaction volume reached 150 billion Turkish liras ($4.87 billion), while the overall value of the index was 7.84 trillion liras ($255.25 billion).

The USD/TRY exchange rate was at 30.8750 as of 18.30 p.m. (1530GMT), while the EUR/TRY rate was at 33.2725 and the GBP/TRY traded at 38.8990.

One ounce of gold was at $2,027.85, while the barrel price of Brent oil was around $83.50.

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