Turkey's Borsa Istanbul up 0.94% at Monday's close

By Ovunc Kutlu

ANKARA (AA) – Turkey's benchmark stock index closed at 1,536.32 points on Monday, up 0.94% from last week's close at midday on Thursday.

The exchange was closed last Friday as the country celebrated the 98th anniversary of its Republic Day.

Monday marked the 10th consecutive trading day that the BIST 100 has ended in positive territory.

Starting the day at 1,523.54 points, Borsa Istanbul's BIST 100 index climbed 14.28 points from Thursday's midday close of 1,522.04 points.

One ounce of gold traded for $1,785.55 by market close, down from $1,787.00 at the previous close, according to data from Borsa Istanbul's Precious Metals and Diamond Markets.

The price of Brent crude oil was up 0.9% to $84.47 per barrel as of 6:43 p.m. local time (1543GMT).