By Mucahithan Avcioglu
ISTANBUL (AA) - The Turkish benchmark stock index closed Tuesday at a new record high of 12,385.61 points, surging 1.07% from the previous close.
After starting the day at 12,261.38 points, the BIST 100 index gained 130.78 points from the close on Monday.
The lowest point for the index during the day was 12,235.95, while the daily high was 12,428.44.
As many as 70 indexes gained in value, while 27 closed the day with losses.
The total transaction volume reached 192.9 billion Turkish liras ($4.47 billion), while the overall value of the index was 12.17 trillion liras ($282.8 billion).
The USD/TRY exchange rate was 43.1625 as of 6.20 pm local time (1520GMT), the EUR/TRY rate stood at 50.3250, and the GBP/TRY traded at 58.0775.
The price of gold was $4,607.50 per ounce, while the barrel price of Brent oil was $65.15