Turkish stocks close Tuesday up 1.19%

By Muhammed Ali Gurtas

ANKARA (AA) - Turkey's benchmark stock index went up 1.19% to close at 98,135.30 points on Tuesday.

After starting the day at 97,956.66 points, Borsa Istanbul's BIST 100 index climbed 1,156.98 points from Monday's close of 96,978.32 points.

One ounce of gold was sold for $1,307.20 at the daily close in Borsa Istanbul's Precious Metals and Diamond Markets versus the previous close of $1,300.00.

A barrel of Brent oil was sold for $70.60 as of 6 p.m. local time (1500GMT) on Tuesday -- with a day range of $70.30 to $71.34.

At the beginning of 2019, the price of Brent oil was around $53 per barrel.