Turkish stocks end Monday 1.03% down

By Tuba Sahin

ANKARA (AA) - Turkey's benchmark stock index ended the day down 1.03% to close at 92,982.27 points on Monday.

After starting the week at 93,026.37 points, Borsa Istanbul's BIST 100 index fell 963.8 points from 93,946.08 points at Friday's close.

One ounce of gold sold for $1,282.70 at the daily close in Borsa Istanbul's Precious Metals and Diamond Markets, versus $1,270.25 at Friday's close.

The price of Brent oil was $70.62 per barrel as of 6 p.m. local time (1500GMT) on Monday -- with a day range of $68.89 to $71.08.