Turkish stocks flat at Monday's close

By Tuba Sahin

ANKARA (AA) - Turkey's benchmark stock index closed the day at 96,398.63 points on Monday, down 0.08% from the previous close.

Borsa Istanbul's BIST 100 index started the week at 95,463.15 points. As of the daily close, it dropped 72.34 points from Friday's close of 96,470.97 points.

The price of one ounce of gold was $1,695 by market close, up from $1,681 at the previous close, according to data from Borsa Istanbul's Precious Metals and Diamond Markets.

The price of Brent crude oil was around $31.65 per barrel as of 6 p.m. (1500GMT) on Monday.