Turkish stocks up at Monday close

By Yunus Girgin

ANKARA (AA) - Turkey's benchmark stock index rose 1.29% to close Monday at 1,492.45 points.

After starting the week at 1,484.95 points, Borsa Istanbul's BIST 100 index gained 19 points from 1,473.45 points at the previous close.

One ounce of gold sold for $1,858.30 by market close on Monday, down from $1,865.20 at Friday's close, according to data from Borsa Istanbul's Precious Metals and Diamond Markets.

The price of Brent crude oil was around $55.60 per barrel as of 6.05 p.m. local time (1505GMT) on Monday.