Turkish stocks up at closing session

By Tuba Sahin

ANKARA (AA) - Turkey's benchmark stock index closed the day at 92,381.82 points on Tuesday, rising 0.34% from the previous close.

After starting the day at 93,174.07 points, Borsa Istanbul's BIST 100 index surged 310.69 points from 92,071.13 points at Monday's close.

The price of one ounce of gold was $1,653.00 by market close, up from $1,640.00 at the previous close, according to data from Borsa Istanbul's Precious Metals and Diamond Markets.

The price of Brent crude oil was around $33.05 per barrel as of 6 p.m. (1500GMT) on Tuesday.