Turkey's benchmark stock index ends Monday down

Turkey's benchmark stock index ended Monday down 0.68 percent to close at 100,850.42 points.

Starting the day at 101,886.95 points, Borsa Istanbul's BIST 100 index fell 687.86 points from the previous close.

Peaking at 102,342.81 points, the BIST 100's daily low was 100,651.72 points on Monday -- 29 stocks on the index rose, 62 fell, and nine were flat compared to the previous close.

The index posted a daily trading volume of 6.18 billion Turkish liras ($1.13 billion), closing the day with a market value of around 663 billion Turkish liras ($121 billion).

By market capitalization, the leading companies of the BIST 100 were Turkish conglomerate Koc Holding, energy giant Tupras, and private lender Garanti Bankasi.

The highest trading volumes were seen in stocks of Turkey's national flag carrier Turkish Airlines, electronic appliances manufacturer Vestel, and Garanti Bankasi.

Shares of furniture manufacturer Dogtas Kelebek Mobilya (DGKLB) enjoyed the highest increase with a 4.39-percent hike, as stocks of telecommunication systems integration provider Netas (NETAS) dropped the most, falling 5.35 percent.

One ounce of gold was sold for $1,296.10 at the daily close in Borsa Istanbul's Precious Metals and Diamond Markets, versus $1,294.00 at the previous close.

With a day range of $65.65 to $66.72, the price of Brent oil was around $66.35 per barrel as of 6 p.m. local time (1500GMT) on Monday.

At the beginning of 2019, the price of Brent oil was around $53 per barrel.