Turkish stocks up 1.31% at Tuesday's close

By Aysu Bicer

ANKARA (AA) - Turkey's benchmark stock index closed Tuesday at 1,392.00 points, up 1.31% from the previous close.

After starting the day at 1,382.45 points, Borsa Istanbul's BIST 100 index increased 18 points over Monday's close at 1,374.00 points.

During the day, the index's lowest value was 1,381.73 points, while its daily high was 1,397.61 points.

The total market value of the BIST 100 was around 989 billion Turkish liras ($119 billion) by market close, with a daily trading volume of 16.5 billion Turkish liras ($2 billion).

The price of one ounce of gold was $1,775.00 by market close, up from $1,771.00 at the previous close, according to data from Borsa Istanbul's Precious Metals and Diamond Markets.

The price of Brent crude oil was around $65.46 per barrel as of 6.10 p.m. local time (1510GMT) on Tuesday.