By Gokhan Ergocun
ISTANBUL (AA) - Turkey's benchmark stock index rose 1.44% to close at 86,777.63 points Tuesday.
Borsa Istanbul's BIST 100 index started the day at 86,099.52 points and gained 1,232.23 points from Monday's close of 85,545.4 points.
The price of Brent crude oil was around $68.40 per barrel as of 6 p.m. (1500GMT) Tuesday.
Exchange Rates | Monday | Tuesday |
USD/TRY | 6.0570 | 6.0140 |
EUR/TRY | 6.7830 | 6.7340 |
GBP/TRY | 7.6850 | 7.6430 |