Turkish stock market closes Tuesday with new records

By Ovunc Kutlu

ANKARA (AA) - Turkiye's benchmark stock index Borsa Istanbul on Tuesday gained 0.36% to close at a new record high level of 2,519.24 points.

The BIST 100 index also hit a fresh intraday all-time high of 2,533.33 points.

Starting the day at 2,524.02 points, the index increased 8.93 points from Monday's close of 2,510.31 points.

One ounce of gold traded for $1,977 by market close, lower from $1,994 at the previous close, according to data from Borsa Istanbul's Precious Metals and Diamond Markets.

The price of Brent crude oil was $107.33 per barrel after a 5.15% daily loss as of 6.33 p.m. local time (1533GMT).