Turkish stocks down 0.44 pct at close

By Muhammed Ali Gurtas

ANKARA (AA) - Turkey's benchmark stock index ended Tuesday down 0.44 percent to close at 103,730.59 points.

Starting the day at 103,933.61 points, Borsa Istanbul's BIST 100 index fell 462.74 points from the previous close.

One ounce of gold was sold for $1,286.50 at the daily close in Borsa Istanbul's Precious Metals and Diamond Markets, versus $1,287.60 at the previous close.

With a day range of $65.05 to $66.22, the price of Brent oil was around $65.72 per barrel as of 6 p.m. local time (1500GMT) on Tuesday.

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