Turkey stocks higher at close of trade; BIST 100 up 1.75%

Investing.com – Turkey stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Non-Metal Mineral Products , Basic Metals and Industrials sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 rose 1.75% to hit a new 3-months high.

The best performers of the session on the BIST 100 were Cimsa Cimento Sanayi ve Ticaret AS (IS:CIMSA ), which rose 10.00% or 4.10 points to trade at 45.10 at the close. Meanwhile, Kaleseramik Canakkale Kalebodur Seramik Sanayi AS (IS:KLSER ) added 10.00% or 3.54 points to end at 38.94 and Konya Cimento Sanayi AS (IS:KONYA ) was up 9.98% or 707.50 points to 7,800.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Fenerbahce Futbol AS (IS:FENER ), which fell 5.86% or 6.50 points to trade at 104.50 at the close. Peker Gayrimenkul Yatirim Ortakligi AS (IS:PEKGY ) declined 3.61% or 0.06 points to end at 1.60 and Dogus Otomotiv Servis ve Ticaret AS (IS:DOAS ) was down 3.58% or 8.20 points to 220.80.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Istanbul Stock Exchange by 407 to 151 and 21 ended unchanged.

Shares in Cimsa Cimento Sanayi ve Ticaret AS (IS:CIMSA ) rose to all time highs; gaining 10.00% or 4.10 to 45.10.

Gold Futures for February delivery was up 1.34% or 35.54 to $2,695.14 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January rose 2.44% or 1.64 to hit $68.84 a barrel, while the February Brent oil contract rose 2.11% or 1.50 to trade at $72.62 a barrel.

USD/TRY was up 0.23% to 34.82, while EUR/TRY rose 0.33% to 36.86.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.09% at 105.64.

Source: Investing.com