Turkish stock exchange closes Tuesday with losses

ANKARA

Türkiye's benchmark stock index ended Tuesday at 4,976.55 points, diving 2.35% from the previous close.

Starting the day at 5,076.89 points, Borsa Istanbul's BIST 100 index dropped by 119.74 points from Monday's close.

The index's lowest value during the day was 4,955.48, while its daily high was 5,111.74.

The price of an ounce of gold was $1,922.70, while Brent crude oil sold at around $85.22 per barrel as of 6.30 p.m. local time (1530GMT).