Turkish stocks down slightly at Monday close

By Yunus Girgin

ANKARA (AA) - Turkey's benchmark stock index on Monday dropped 0.15% to close at 1,540.21 points.

After starting the week at 1,556.57 points, Borsa Istanbul's BIST 100 index lost 2.24 points from 1,542.45 points at the previous close.

One ounce of gold sold for $1,863.15 by market close on Monday, up from $1,843.20 at Friday's close, according to data from Borsa Istanbul's Precious Metals and Diamond Markets.

The price of Brent crude oil was around $55.30 per barrel as of 6.00 p.m. local time (1500GMT) on Monday.