By Muhammed Ali Gurtas
ANKARA (AA) – Turkey's benchmark stock index ended Tuesday down 3.05 percent to close at 91,686.35 points.
Starting the day at 94,279.75 points, Borsa Istanbul's BIST 100 index fell 2,884.55 points from the previous close.
The U.S. dollar/Turkish lira exchange rate was 5.3650 by market close on Tuesday, versus 5.3350 at close on Monday.
One euro traded for 6.1250 liras, while the euro/lira exchange rate was 6.1000 at the previous close.
The British pound/Turkish lira exchange rate stood at 6.8970 at daily close, compared with Monday's close of 6.8670.
By market close, the price of one ounce of gold was $1,224.50 in Borsa Istanbul's Precious Metals and Diamond Markets, as it was $1,220.00 at the previous close.
As of 6 p.m. local time (1500GMT), the price of Brent oil was around $64.62 per barrel, hovering between $64.18 and $67.02 during the day.
