Turkey's Borsa Istanbul tops 111,000 pts at close

By Gokhan Ergocun

ISTANBUL (AA) - Turkey's benchmark stock index closed the day at 111,125.51 points on Monday, up 0.59% from the previous close.

Borsa Istanbul's BIST 100 index started the week at 110,673.98 points. As of the daily close, it earned 648.92 points from Friday's close of 110,476.59 points.

The price of one ounce of gold was around $1,477.35 by market close, up from $1,470 at the previous close, according to data from Borsa Istanbul's Precious Metals and Diamond Markets.

The price of Brent crude oil was around $65.50 per barrel as of 6 p.m. (1500GMT) on Monday.