Investing.com – Turkey equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the Wood, Paper & Printing, Transport and Technology sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 rose 0.23%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the BIST 100 were Kardemir Karabuk Demir Celik Sanayi ve Ticaret AS Class D (IS:KRDMD), which rose 7.45% or 0.190 points to trade at 2.740 at the close. Galatasaray Sportif Sinai ve Ticari Yatirimlar AS (IS:GSRAY) added 6.56% or 0.53 points to end at 8.61 and Banvit Bandirma Vitaminli Yem Sanayi AS (IS:BANVT) was up 5.16% or 1.260 points to 25.660 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Ipek Dogal Enerji Kaynaklari Arastirma ve Uretim AS (IS:IPEKE), which lost 2.63% or 0.170 points to trade at 6.300 in late trade. Trabzonspor Sportif Yatirim ve Futbol Isletmeciligi Ticaret AS (IS:TSPOR) declined 2.26% or 0.060 points to end at 2.600 and Dogus Otomotiv Servis ve Ticaret AS (IS:DOAS) shed 2.25% or 0.19 points to 8.24.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 214 to 137 and 54 ended unchanged on the Istanbul Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.09% or 1.17 to $1305.77 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 0.54% or 0.28 to hit $51.73 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract rose 0.82% or 0.47 to trade at $57.64 a barrel.
USD/TRY was up 0.25% to 3.6440, while EUR/TRY rose 0.15% to 4.3047.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.09% at 93.00.