Turkish stocks down at close

By Tuba Sahin

ANKARA (AA) - Turkey's benchmark stock index ended Tuesday down 0.46 percent to close at 91,800.86 points.

Starting the day at 92,449.60 points, Borsa Istanbul's BIST 100 index fell 426.47 points from Monday's close.

As of daily close, one U.S. dollar traded for 5.3720 Turkish liras, while the USD/TRY exchange rate was 5.3060 at the previous close.

The euro/Turkish lira exchange rate was 6.1110, compared with Monday's close of 5.0590.

One British pound traded for 6.7770 Turkish liras, versus 6.7110 at close on Monday.

In Borsa Istanbul's Precious Metals and Diamond Markets, the price of one ounce of gold was around $1,249 by market close, versus $1,247 at the previous close.

Hovering between $59.59 and $61.09 during the day, the price of Brent oil was around $60.81 per barrel as of 6 p.m. local time (1500GMT) Tuesday.