Türkiye's BIST 100 index plunges at Monday's close

By Tuba Ongun

ANKARA (AA) – Türkiye's benchmark stock index ended Monday at 5,269.31 points, diving 3.77% from the previous close.

Starting the week at 5,485.47 points, Borsa Istanbul's BIST 100 index lost 206.17 points.

The index's lowest value on Monday was 5,269.08, while its daily high was 5,485.47

The price of an ounce of gold was $1,964.05, while Brent crude oil sold for around $76.06 per barrel as of 6.33 p.m. local time (1533GMT).

The US dollar/Turkish lira exchange rate was 23.5997, the euro/lira exchange rate was 25.7880, and the British pound traded at 30.1972 liras.