Turkish stocks down at close

By Tuba Sahin

ANKARA (AA) - Turkey's benchmark stock index closed the day at 100,707.48 points on Tuesday, falling 0.55% from the previous close.

After starting the day at 101,722.32 points, Borsa Istanbul's BIST 100 index slipped 559.88 points from 101,267.36 points at Monday's close.

The price of one ounce of gold was $1,711.00 by market close, down from $1,718.10 at the previous close, according to data from Borsa Istanbul's Precious Metals and Diamond Markets.

The price of Brent crude oil was around $22.91 per barrel as of 6 p.m. (1500GMT) on Tuesday, amid worries that the rising glut in global oil markets would rapidly fill crude storage capacity around the world.