Turkey stocks higher at close of trade; BIST 100 up 1.51%

Investing.com – Turkey stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Real Estate Investments , Banking and Financials sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 added 1.51% to hit a new 1-month high.

The best performers of the session on the BIST 100 were Papilon Savunma Guvenlik Sistemleri (IS:PAPIL ), which rose 9.94% or 1.43 points to trade at 15.81 at the close. Meanwhile, Emlak Konut Gayrimenkul Yatirim Ortakligi AS (IS:EKGYO ) added 9.94% or 1.23 points to end at 13.61 and Peker Gayrimenkul Yatirim Ortakligi AS (IS:PEKGY ) was up 9.90% or 0.48 points to 5.33 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were MLP Saglik Hizmetleri AS (IS:MPARK ), which fell 3.92% or 16.00 points to trade at 392.00 at the close. Fenerbahce Futbol AS (IS:FENER ) declined 3.91% or 4.40 points to end at 108.10 and Yeo Teknoloji Enerji ve Endustri AS (IS:YEOTK ) was down 2.62% or 1.40 points to 52.10.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Istanbul Stock Exchange by 366 to 191 and 22 ended unchanged.

Shares in Emlak Konut Gayrimenkul Yatirim Ortakligi AS (IS:EKGYO ) rose to all time highs; up 9.94% or 1.23 to 13.61.

Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.13% or 3.49 to $2,661.99 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January rose 2.17% or 1.48 to hit $69.58 a barrel, while the February Brent oil contract rose 2.05% or 1.47 to trade at $73.30 a barrel.

USD/TRY was up 0.12% to 34.74, while EUR/TRY rose 0.26% to 36.52.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.07% at 106.34.

Source: Investing.com