Investing.com – Turkey equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the Wholesale & Retail Trade, Sports and Textile & Leather sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 gained 0.30% to hit a new 1-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the BIST 100 were Papilon Savunma Guvenlik Sistemleri (IS:PAPIL), which rose 9.94% or 1.30 points to trade at 14.38 at the close. Fenerbahce Futbol AS (IS:FENER) added 8.38% or 8.70 points to end at 112.50 and Peker Gayrimenkul Yatirim Ortakligi AS (IS:PEKGY) was up 8.02% or 0.36 points to 4.85 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Baticim Bati Anadolu Cimento Sanayi AS (IS:BTCIM), which lost 4.19% or 6.40 points to trade at 146.50 in late trade. Yeo Teknoloji Enerji ve Endustri AS (IS:YEOTK) declined 3.95% or 2.20 points to end at 53.50 and 1000 Yatirimlar Holding AS (IS:BINHO) shed 3.48% or 10.75 points to 298.25.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 316 to 246 and 17 ended unchanged on the Istanbul Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for February delivery was down 0.54% or 14.51 to $2,666.49 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in January rose 0.82% or 0.56 to hit $68.56 a barrel, while the February Brent oil contract rose 0.71% or 0.51 to trade at $72.35 a barrel.
USD/TRY was up 0.10% to 34.73, while EUR/TRY fell 0.79% to 36.39.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.82% at 106.70.