Turkey's Borsa Istanbul down at closing

By Gokhan Ergocun

ISTANBUL (AA) - Turkey's benchmark stock index dropped 0.60% to close Tuesday at 1,153.71 points.

After starting the day at 1,165.12 points, Borsa Istanbul's BIST 100 index lost 7 points over Monday's close of 1,160.71 points.

The price of one ounce of gold was $1,916.50 by market close, up from $1,850 at the previous close, according to data from Borsa Istanbul's Precious Metals and Diamond Markets.

The price of Brent crude oil was around $42.50 per barrel as of 6.15 p.m. local time (1515GMT) on Tuesday.