Turkish stocks down 1.57 pct at close

BIST 100 index falls some 1,472 points from previous close, US dollar/Turkish lira exchange rate stands around 5.30

By Muhammed Ali Gurtas

ANKARA (AA) - Turkey's benchmark stock index fell 1.57 percent to close at 92,227.32 points on Monday.

Starting the day at 93,245.87 points, Borsa Istanbul's BIST 100 index went down 1,472.17 points from last week's close.

One U.S. dollar traded for 5.3060 Turkish liras at daily close, while the USD/TRY exchange rate was 5.2940 at close on Friday.

The euro/Turkish lira exchange rate was 6.0590, versus 6.0280 at the previous close.

One British pound traded for 6.7110 Turkish liras, down from Friday's close of 6.7640.

In Borsa Istanbul's Precious Metals and Diamond Markets, the price of one ounce of gold was around $1,247.20 by market close, up from $1,241.80 at the previous close.

Hovering between $60.48 and $62.34 during the day, the price of Brent oil was around $61.12 per barrel as of 6.15 p.m. local time (1515GMT) Monday.

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