Turkey stocks higher at close of trade; BIST 100 up 0.17%

Investing.com – Turkey stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Banking , Basic Metals and Financials sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 rose 0.17%.

The best performers of the session on the BIST 100 were Koza Altin Isletmeleri AS (IS:KOZAL ), which rose 6.62% or 1.78 points to trade at 28.68 at the close. Meanwhile, ENKA Insaat ve Sanayi AS (IS:ENKAI ) added 5.14% or 2.38 points to end at 48.70 and Smart Gunes Enerjisi Teknolojileri Arastirma Gelistirme Uretim Sanayi ve Ticaret (IS:SMRTG ) was up 4.26% or 1.82 points to 44.52 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Teknosa Ic ve Dis Ticaret AS (IS:TKNSA ), which fell 6.17% or 2.04 points to trade at 31.04 at the close. Anadolu Efes Biracilik ve Malt Sanayi AS (IS:AEFES ) declined 4.58% or 11.20 points to end at 233.50 and Turk Telekomunikasyon AS (IS:TTKOM ) was down 4.12% or 2.07 points to 48.18.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Istanbul Stock Exchange by 331 to 225 and 20 ended unchanged.

Shares in ENKA Insaat ve Sanayi AS (IS:ENKAI ) rose to all time highs; up 5.14% or 2.38 to 48.70.

Gold Futures for December delivery was down 1.36% or 34.60 to $2,512.90 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October rose 1.86% or 1.34 to hit $73.27 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract rose 1.83% or 1.39 to trade at $77.44 a barrel.

USD/TRY was up 0.22% to 33.90, while EUR/TRY fell 0.26% to 37.68.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.47% at 101.39.

Source: Investing.com