Turkey's Borsa Istanbul down at Tuesday's close

By Tuba Sahin

ANKARA (AA) – Turkey's benchmark stock index closed at 1,685.60 on Tuesday, down 0.99% from the previous day, ending nine consecutive days of gains.

Starting the day at 1,721.79 points, Borsa Istanbul's BIST 100 index lost 16.89 points from Monday's record high close of 1,702.49 points.

One ounce of gold traded for $1,870.55 by market close, up from $1,859.70 at the previous close, according to data from Borsa Istanbul's Precious Metals and Diamond Markets.

The price of Brent crude oil climbed 0.07% to $82.08 per barrel as of 6.00 p.m. local time (1500GMT).