By Ovunc Kutlu
ANKARA (AA) – Turkey's benchmark stock index closed at 1,349.11 points on Monday, down 0.18% from the previous close.
Starting the day at 1,355.54 points, Borsa Istanbul’s BIST 100 index lost 2.48 points from last Monday's close of 1,351.59 points.
The price of one ounce of gold was $1,809 by market close, down from $1,821 at the previous close, according to data from Borsa Istanbul's Precious Metals and Diamond Markets.
The price of Brent crude oil was around $73.37 per barrel as of 6.32 p.m. local time (1532GMT).
Borsa Istanbul was closed from Tuesday through Friday last week as the country observed the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, or the Feast of the Sacrifice.
| Exchange Rates | Last Monday | Monday |
| USD/TRY | 8.5360 | 8.5660 |
| EUR/TRY | 10.1090 | 10.1150 |
| GBP/TRY | 11.7940 | 11.7910 |