Investing.com – Turkey equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Wholesale & Retail Trade, Tourism and Banking sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 added 0.15%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the BIST 100 were BIM Birlesik Magazalar AS (IS:BIMAS), which rose 4.54% or 21.00 points to trade at 483.50 at the close. Tukas Gida Sanayi ve Ticaret AS (IS:TUKAS) added 4.02% or 0.25 points to end at 6.47 and Otokar Otomotiv ve Savunma Sanayi AS (IS:OTKAR) was up 4.00% or 18.50 points to 480.50 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Gubre Fabrikalari TAS (IS:GUBRF), which lost 6.57% or 13.50 points to trade at 192.00 in late trade. Kardemir Karabuk Demir Celik Sanayi ve Ticaret AS Class D (IS:KRDMD) declined 5.16% or 1.34 points to end at 24.64 and Tofas Turk Otomobil Fabrikasi AS (IS:TOASO) shed 4.90% or 9.60 points to 186.40.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 353 to 203 and 21 ended unchanged on the Istanbul Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was down 1.51% or 40.20 to $2,625.80 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in November fell 4.72% or 3.64 to hit $73.50 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract fell 4.61% or 3.73 to trade at $77.20 a barrel.
USD/TRY was up 0.07% to 34.26, while EUR/TRY fell 0.14% to 37.55.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.09% at 102.39.