Turkey's Borsa Istanbul hits 5-month high at Tuesday's close

By Aysu Bicer

ANKARA (AA) - Turkey's benchmark stock index closed at 1,472.07 points on Tuesday, up 0.95% from the previous close, seeing a five-month high since March 22.

Starting the day at 1,467.18 points, Borsa Istanbul's BIST 100 index gained 13.84 points from Friday's close of 1,458.23 points.

There was no transaction in Turkey's financial markets on Monday as the country marked its Victory Day on Aug. 30.

The index's lowest value during the session was 1,465.17, while its daily high was 1,469.95.

The total market value of the BIST 100 was 1.1 trillion Turkish liras ($132 billion) by market close, with a daily trading volume of 12.1 billion Turkish liras (nearly $1.5 billion).

A total of 82 stocks on the index rose, 16 fell, and two were unchanged compared to Monday's close.

An ounce of gold traded for $1,813.00 by market close, up from $1,790.00 at the previous close, according to data from Borsa Istanbul's Precious Metals and Diamond Markets.

Brent crude oil was around $71.96 per barrel as of 6.31 p.m. (1531GMT).