Turkish stocks on rise at Tuesday close

By Tuba Sahin

ANKARA (AA) - Turkey's benchmark stock index ended Tuesday increasing 0.75% to close at 1,339.89 points.

After starting the day at 1,334.22 points, Borsa Istanbul's BIST 100 index climbed 9.99 points from 1,329.90 points at Monday's close.

One ounce of gold sold for $1,846.00 by market close, up from $1,832.50, according to data from Borsa Istanbul's Precious Metals and Diamond Markets.

The price of Brent oil was $48.35 per barrel as of 6 p.m. local time (1500GMT) on Tuesday, with a daily range of $48.12 to $48.94.