Turkey's benchmark stock index ends day down 0.17 pct

By Muhammed Ali Gurtas

ANKARA (AA) - Turkey's benchmark stock index fell 0.17 percent to close at 98,466.42 points on Tuesday.

Borsa Istanbul's BIST 100 index started the day at 98,573.87 points and ended day down 164.85 points from the previous close.

As of daily close, the U.S. dollar/Turkish lira stood at 5.7780, versus Monday's closing rate of 5.7830.

The euro/lira rate was also stable at 6.7010, compared to 6.7020 at the previous close, and one British pound exchanged for 7.6440 liras, as the GBP/TRY was 7.6080 at Monday's close.

One ounce of gold was sold for $1,225.10 at Tuesday's close in Borsa Istanbul's Precious Metals and Diamond Markets, while the price was $1,225.00 at the previous close.

The price of Brent oil was around $80.85 per barrel as of 6:15 p.m. local time (1515GMT), hovering between $79.81 and $81.19 during Tuesday's trading.

Since the beginning of this year, Brent oil price has risen from $66 a barrel.