Turkish stocks up 0.83 pct at close

By Tuba Sahin

ANKARA (AA) - Turkey's benchmark stock index on Tuesday went up 0.83 percent to close at 90,696.97 points.

Borsa Istanbul's BIST 100 index climbed 745.88 points from previous close while it started Tuesday at 90,247.86 points.

The U.S. dollar/Turkish lira exchange rate rose to 5.4950 at daily close, while one U.S. dollar traded for 5.3610 Turkish liras at Monday's close.

The euro/lira rate stood at 6.2780, up from 6.1400 at the previous close.

One British pound traded for 7.0090 Turkish liras, versus Monday's close of 6.8620.

In Borsa Istanbul's Precious Metals and Diamond Markets, the price of one ounce of gold was around $1,283.00 by market close, compared with $1,291.40 at the previous close.

The price of Brent oil was around $58.40 per barrel as of 6 p.m. local time (1500GMT) on Tuesday, hovering between $57.14 and $58.50 during the day.