Turkey's benchmark stock index closes Monday down

By Muhammed Ali Gurtas

ANKARA (AA) - Turkey's benchmark stock index ended Monday down 1.83% to close at 96,978.32 points.

After starting the week at 98,978.89 points, Borsa Istanbul's BIST 100 index dropped 1,805.04 points from Friday's close of 98,783.36 points.

One ounce of gold was sold for $1,300.00 at the daily close in Borsa Istanbul's Precious Metals and Diamond Markets versus the previous close of $1,288.70.

A barrel of Brent oil was sold for $70.75 as of 6 p.m. local time (1500GMT) on Monday -- with a day range of $70.44 to $71.00.

At the beginning of 2019, the price of Brent oil was around $53 per barrel.