October 24, 2017•Update: October 24, 2017
By Tuba Sahin
ANKARA
Turkey's benchmark index decreased 96.94 points to close at 107,206.31 points on Tuesday.
Borsa Istanbul's BIST 100 index went down by 0.09 percent with a 5.9 billion Turkish lira ($1.59 billion) trade volume.
The BIST banking and holding indexes were down 0.39 percent and 0.17 percent, respectively.
Among all sectors, the basic metal index advanced the most with a 2.17 percent hike, while the mining sector index fell the most with a 2.57 percent.
The BIST 100 stocks with the highest trade volume were national flag carrier Turkish Airlines, defence company Aselsan, a private lender Garanti, iron and steel producer Kardemir Karabuk and state lender Halk Bankası
Shares of Vestel (VESTL), one of Turkey's leading electronics/appliances manufacturers, enjoyed the highest rise of the day -- up 3.12 percent.
Stocks of the energy and mining company Ipek Dogal Enerji performed the worst, with stocks falling 4.55 percent.
The U.S. dollar/Turkish lira rate stood at 3.7250 as of 5 p.m. local time (1400GMT) on Tuesday, a climb from 3.7060 at Monday's close.
On Tuesday, the BIST Gold Exchange index was up by 0.38 percent while the price of gold per kilogram was 152,650 Turkish liras ($41,053) as of 4.30 p.m. local time (1330GMT).
