UPDATE - Turkish stocks end Monday 1.03% down

UPDATE WITH MORE DAILY FIGURES

By Tuba Sahin

ANKARA (AA) - Turkey's benchmark stock index ended the day down 1.03% to close at 92,982.27 points on Monday.

After starting the week at 93,026.37 points, Borsa Istanbul's BIST 100 index fell 963.8 points from 93,946.08 points at Friday's close.

Peaking at 93,076.15 points, the BIST 100's daily low was 91,541.17 points during Monday's trading -- 18 stocks on the index rose, 78 fell, and four were flat compared to the previous close.

Closing the day with a market value of nearly 616.6 billion Turkish liras ($103.5 billion), the benchmark index posted a daily trading volume of 4.4 billion Turkish liras ($737.8 million).

Stocks of prominent Turkish sports club Galatasaray, Garanti BBVA and national flag carrier Turkish Airlines recorded the highest trading volumes on Monday -- accounting for around 35% of the benchmark index's total trade volume.

Stocks of energy and construction company Isiklar Enerji Yapi Holding were the top gainers -- up 9.09% -- as shares of another major sports club Besiktas did the worst, falling 19.81%.

One ounce of gold sold for $1,282.70 at the daily close in Borsa Istanbul's Precious Metals and Diamond Markets, versus $1,270.25 at Friday's close.

The price of Brent oil was $70.62 per barrel as of 6 p.m. local time (1500GMT) on Monday -- with a day range of $68.89 to $71.08.