Investing.com – Turkey equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Leasing & Factoring, Basic Metals and Transport sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 added 0.13%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the BIST 100 were Dogan Sirketler Grubu Holding AS (IS:DOHOL), which rose 9.77% or 0.130 points to trade at 1.460 at the close. Hurriyet Gazetecilik ve Matbaacilik AS (IS:HURGZ) added 6.82% or 0.090 points to end at 1.410 and Metro Ticari ve Mali Yatirimlar Holding AS (IS:METRO) was up 6.06% or 0.060 points to 1.050 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Anadolu Cam Sanayi AS (IS:ANACM), which lost 3.61% or 0.120 points to trade at 3.200 in late trade. Yatas Yatak ve Yorgan Sanayi Ticaret AS (IS:YATAS) declined 3.43% or 1.200 points to end at 33.800 and Anel Elektrik Proje Taahhut ve Ticaret AS (IS:ANELE) shed 3.38% or 0.110 points to 3.140.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 224 to 134 and 50 ended unchanged on the Istanbul Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for June delivery was down 0.85% or 11.40 to $1335.50 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in May rose 0.63% or 0.40 to hit $63.41 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract rose 0.53% or 0.36 to trade at $68.00 a barrel.
USD/TRY was up 0.43% to 3.9893, while EUR/TRY rose 0.10% to 4.8930.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.19% at 89.86.