Turkish stocks up 0.19 pct at daily close

BIST 100 index surges nearly 200 points from previous close, USD/TRY exchange rate stands around 5.20

By Muhammed Ali Gurtas

ANKARA (AA) - Turkey's benchmark stock index ended Tuesday with a 0.19-percent hike to close at 102,448.42 points.

After opening the day at 102,765.06 points, Borsa Istanbul's BIST 100 index surged 193.41 points from the previous close.

The U.S. dollar/Turkish lira exchange rate dropped to 5.2080 as of the daily close, versus 5.2190 at Monday's close.

One euro traded for 5.9570 liras, compared to 5.9780 at the previous close.

The British pound/Turkish lira exchange rate was 6.7700 by market close, down from Monday's close of 6.8290.

One ounce of gold was sold for $1,314 at the daily close in Borsa Istanbul's Precious Metals and Diamond Markets, up from $1,312 at the previous close.

With a day-range of $61.73 to $63.02, the price of Brent oil was around $62.37 per barrel as of 6 p.m. local time (1500GMT) on Tuesday.

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