Turkish stocks flat at Monday's close

By Gokhan Ergocun

ISTANBUL (AA) - Turkey's benchmark stock index closed the day at 88,059.46 points on Monday, down 0.07% from the previous close.

Borsa Istanbul's BIST 100 index started the week at 87,937.00 points. As of the daily close, it dropped 65.58 points from Friday's close of 88,125.04 points.

The price of one ounce of gold was $1,626 by market close, up from $1,622.70 at the previous close, according to data from Borsa Istanbul's Precious Metals and Diamond Markets.

The price of Brent crude oil was around $25.80 per barrel as of 6 p.m. (1500GMT) on Monday.