Turkiye's Borsa Istanbul closes Tuesday lower

By Ovunc Kutlu

ANKARA (AA) – Turkiye's benchmark stock index ended lower on Tuesday at 2,079.38 points, down 0.44% from the previous close.

After starting the day at 2,087.29 points, Borsa Istanbul's BIST 100 index fell 9.10 points from Monday's close of 2,088.48 points.

The price of an ounce of gold was $1,915 at 1513GMT, down 1.82% for the day.

The price of Brent crude oil was around $98.62 per barrel for a daily loss of 7.75%.