Turkey stocks higher at close of trade; BIST 100 up 1.44%

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

At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 gained 1.44%.

The best performers of the session on the BIST 100 were Aksa Akrilik Kimya Sanayi AS (IS:AKSA ), which rose 9.93% or 0.86 points to trade at 9.52 at the close. Meanwhile, Peker Gayrimenkul Yatirim Ortakligi AS (IS:PEKGY ) added 9.81% or 0.46 points to end at 5.15 and Is Yatirim Menkul Degerler AS (IS:ISMEN ) was up 7.41% or 2.58 points to 37.40 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Baticim Bati Anadolu Cimento Sanayi AS (IS:BTCIM ), which fell 10.00% or 19.60 points to trade at 176.40 at the close. Katilimevim Tasarruf Finansman AS (IS:KTLEV ) declined 3.70% or 2.00 points to end at 52.10 and Tumosan Motor ve Traktor Sanayi AS (IS:TMSN ) was down 2.96% or 4.10 points to 134.30.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Istanbul Stock Exchange by 364 to 205 and 8 ended unchanged.

Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.61% or 16.15 to $2,668.65 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 1.29% or 0.91 to hit $71.28 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract rose 1.27% or 0.93 to trade at $74.14 a barrel.

USD/TRY was up 0.04% to 34.13, while EUR/TRY rose 0.34% to 38.06.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.23% at 100.33.

Source: Investing.com