By Mucahithan Avcioglu
ISTANBUL (AA) - The Turkish benchmark stock index closed Tuesday at 10,316.40 points, down 2.27% from the previous close.
After starting the day at 10,567.66, the BIST 100 index lost 239.78 points from Monday’s close.
The lowest point for the index during the day was 10,301.19, while the daily high was 10,594.21.
A total of 86 indexes lost value, while 12 closed the day with gains.
The total transaction volume reached 117.2 billion Turkish liras ($2.8 billion), while the overall value of the index was 9.56 trillion liras ($229.3 billion).
The USD/TRY exchange rate was 41.8285 as of 6.20 pm local time (1520GMT), the EUR/TRY rate stood at 48.5330, and the GBP/TRY traded at 55.6695.
The price of gold was $4,138.50 per ounce, while the barrel price of Brent oil was $61.75.