Turkey’s Borsa Istanbul closes Monday with gains

By Ovunc Kutlu

ANKARA (AA) – Turkey’s benchmark stock index ended Monday with gains to close at 1,897.13 points.

After starting the day at 1,902.35 points, Borsa Istanbul’s BIST 100 index gained 5.85 points, or 0.31%, from Friday’s close of 1,891.28 points.

One ounce of gold traded for $1,809.40 by the day’s end, up from $1,808.20 at the previous close, according to data from Borsa Istanbul’s Precious Metals and Diamond Markets.

The price of Brent crude oil was up 3.4% to $78.36 per barrel as of 6.55 p.m. local time (1555GMT).