Turkish stocks post gains at Tuesday close

By Tuba Sahin

ANKARA (AA) – Turkiye's benchmark stock index Borsa Istanbul close Tuesday with gains, rising 0.63% to reach 2,188.81 points.

Starting the day at 2,150.96 points, BIST 100 index gained 13.78 points from Monday's close of 2,175.03 points.

One ounce of gold traded for $1,933.35 by market close, up from $1,927.05 at the previous close, according to data from Borsa Istanbul's Precious Metals and Diamond Markets.

The price of Brent crude oil fell to $115.40 per barrel as of 6.05 p.m. local time (1505GMT) on Tuesday, down nearly 0.29% from the previous close.