Investing.com – Turkey equities were higher at the close on Thursday, as gains in the Food & Beverages, Leasing & Factoring and Insurance sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 added 0.50% to hit a new 1-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the BIST 100 were Peker Gayrimenkul Yatirim Ortakligi AS (IS:PEKGY), which rose 9.87% or 0.54 points to trade at 6.01 at the close. Kaleseramik Canakkale Kalebodur Seramik Sanayi AS (IS:KLSER) added 5.17% or 1.78 points to end at 36.20 and Oyak Cimento Fabrikalari AS (IS:OYAKC) was up 4.48% or 0.83 points to 19.34 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Emlak Konut Gayrimenkul Yatirim Ortakligi AS (IS:EKGYO), which lost 2.48% or 0.34 points to trade at 13.38 in late trade. Agrotech Yuksek Teknoloji ve Yatirim AS (IS:AGROT) declined 2.11% or 0.29 points to end at 13.47 and Tofas Turk Otomobil Fabrikasi AS (IS:TOASO) shed 1.90% or 4.00 points to 206.50.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 401 to 161 and 16 ended unchanged on the Istanbul Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for February delivery was down 0.70% or 18.76 to $2,657.44 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in January rose 0.23% or 0.16 to hit $68.70 a barrel, while the February Brent oil contract rose 0.26% or 0.19 to trade at $72.50 a barrel.
USD/TRY was up 0.22% to 34.70, while EUR/TRY rose 0.31% to 36.63.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.31% at 105.96.