Investing.com – Turkey equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Transport, Technology and Information Technology sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 rose 0.57% to hit a new 1-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the BIST 100 were Turkiye Sinai Kalkinma Bankasi AS (IS:TSKB), which rose 6.85% or 0.050 points to trade at 0.780 at the close. Teknosa Ic ve Dis Ticaret AS (IS:TKNSA) added 6.19% or 0.280 points to end at 4.800 and Cemtas Celik Makina Sanayi ve Ticaret AS (IS:CEMTS) was up 5.77% or 0.390 points to 7.150 in late trade.
Biggest losers included ODAS Elektrik Uretim Sanayi Ticaret AS (IS:ODAS), which lost 3.57% or 0.130 points to trade at 3.510 in late trade. Mavi Giyim Sanayi Ve Ticaret AS (IS:MAVI) declined 3.46% or 1.18 points to end at 32.94 and Akenerji Elektrik Uretim AS (IS:AKENR) shed 3.33% or 0.020 points to 0.580.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 202 to 148 and 58 ended unchanged on the Istanbul Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.15% or 1.80 to $1204.00 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 1.31% or 0.90 to hit $69.58 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract rose 1.24% or 0.97 to trade at $79.02 a barrel.
USD/TRY was up 0.40% to 6.3369, while EUR/TRY rose 0.48% to 7.4160.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.03% at 94.06.