By Muhammed Ali Gurtas
ANKARA (AA) – Turkey's benchmark stock index fell 1.28 percent to close at 93,468.99 points on Tuesday.
Borsa Istanbul's BIST 100 index started the day at 94,080.42 points and ended the day down 1,212.71 points from the previous close.
As of daily close, the U.S. dollar/Turkish lira exchange rate reached 5.7910, versus Monday's closing rate of 5.6790.
The euro/lira rate was 6.6420, compared to 6.5210 at the previous close, and one British pound exchanged for 7.5270 liras, as the GBP/TRY was 7.3780 at Monday's close.
One ounce of gold was sold for $1,234.50 at Tuesday's close in Borsa Istanbul's Precious Metals and Diamond Markets, while the price was $1,224.00 at the previous close.
The price of Brent oil was around $77.63 per barrel as of 6 p.m. local time (1500GMT), hovering between $77.56 and $80.09 during Tuesday's trading.
Since the beginning of this year, Brent oil price has risen from $66 a barrel.
