Turkish Stocks End Tuesday 1.45% Up

Turkey's benchmark stock index ended Tuesday up 1.45% to close at 102,556.15 points.

Starting the day at 101,223.70 points, Borsa Istanbul's BIST 100 index surged 1,467.42 points from Monday's close at 101,088.73 points.

An ounce of gold sold for $1,419.70 at the daily close in Borsa Istanbul's Precious Metals and Diamond Markets, versus $1,425.70 at the previous close.

The price of Brent oil was $63.04 per barrel as of 6 p.m. local time (1500GMT) on Tuesday, with a day range of $62.66 to $63.66.

At the beginning of 2019, a barrel of Brent oil sold for around $53.