Turkey's Borsa Istanbul up at closing

By Gokhan Ergocun

ISTANBUL (AA) - Turkey's benchmark stock index rose 0.61% to 1,085.19 points at the close on Tuesday.

After starting the day at 1,081.66 points, Borsa Istanbul's BIST 100 index climbed 6.58 points from Monday's close of 1,078.61 points.

The price of one ounce of gold was $1,991 by market close, up from $1,966 at the previous close, according to data from Borsa Istanbul's Precious Metals and Diamond Markets.

The price of Brent crude oil was around $45.95 per barrel as of 6.15 p.m. local time (1515GMT) on Tuesday.