Turkish stocks end Monday 0.52% up

By Tuba Sahin

ANKARA (AA) - Turkey's benchmark stock index ended the day up 0.52% to close at 103,373.07 points on Monday.

Starting the week at 103,146.74 points, Borsa Istanbul's BIST 100 index increased 535.88 points from 102,837.19 points at Friday's close.

One ounce of gold was sold for $1,419.70 at the daily close in Borsa Istanbul's Precious Metals and Diamond Markets, versus $1,418.00 at the previous close.

The price of Brent oil was $63.44 per barrel as of 6 p.m. local time (1500GMT) on Monday -- with a day range of $62.86 to $63.66.

At the beginning of 2019, a barrel of Brent oil was sold for around $53.