UPDATE - Turkey's benchmark stock index down 0.66% at close

UPDATES WITH MORE DAILY FIGURES

By Tuba Sahin

ANKARA (AA) - Turkey's benchmark stock index ended Tuesday down 0.66% to close at 102,686.11 points.

Starting the day at 103,519.28 points, Borsa Istanbul's BIST 100 index fell 686.96 points from Monday's close at 103,373.07 points.

On Tuesday, the BIST 100 hovered between 101,969.59 points and 103,552.66 points -- 36 stocks on the index rose, 59 fell, and five were flat compared to the previous close.

Closing the day with a market value of some 682 billion Turkish liras ($121 billion), the benchmark index posted a daily trading volume of 6.7 billion Turkish liras ($1.2 billion).

Shares of national flag carrier Turkish Airlines, private lender Garanti BBVA, and state-run lender Halkbank saw the highest trading volumes on Tuesday.

Stocks of conglomerate Ihlas Holding (IHLAS) were the top gainers -- up 8.89% -- as shares of major electronics and appliances manufacturer Arcelik (ARCLK) fell the most, down 12.44%.

An ounce of gold sold for $1,428.50 at the daily close in Borsa Istanbul's Precious Metals and Diamond Markets, versus $1,419.70 at the previous close.

The price of Brent oil was $63.95 per barrel as of 6 p.m. local time (1500GMT) on Tuesday, with a day range of $63.62 to $64.41.