Türkiye's stock exchange closes Tuesday with gains

By Tuba Sahin

ANKARA (AA) – Türkiye's benchmark stock index ended Tuesday with strong gains, closing at 3,277.50 points.

Starting the day at 3,221.08 points, Borsa Istanbul's BIST 100 index rose 2.44%, or 77.96 points, from the previous close.

The index's lowest value during the day was 3,149.68, while its daily high was 3,280.42.

The total market value of the BIST 100 was around 2.6 trillion Turkish liras ($143.5 billion) by market close, with a daily trading volume of 70.2 billion Turkish liras ($3.8 billion).

The price of an ounce of gold was $1,667.00, while Brent crude oil sold at around $90.5 per barrel as of 18.40 p.m. local time (1540GMT).