Investing.com – Turkey equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the Tourism, Transport and Food & Beverages sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 added 1.22%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the BIST 100 were Koza Anadolu Metal Madencilik Isletmeleri AS (IS:KOZAA), which rose 11.26% or 0.600 points to trade at 5.930 at the close. Ipek Dogal Enerji Kaynaklari Arastirma ve Uretim AS (IS:IPEKE) added 9.94% or 0.460 points to end at 5.090 and Teknosa Ic ve Dis Ticaret AS (IS:TKNSA) was up 9.39% or 0.400 points to 4.660 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Turkiye Petrol Rafinerileri AS (IS:TUPRS), which lost 2.83% or 3.50 points to trade at 120.00 in late trade. Hurriyet Gazetecilik ve Matbaacilik AS (IS:HURGZ) declined 2.73% or 0.030 points to end at 1.070 and Ulker Biskuvi Sanayi AS (IS:ULKER) shed 2.34% or 0.33 points to 13.76.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 285 to 84 and 39 ended unchanged on the Istanbul Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.19% or 2.30 to $1215.60 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in October unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 to hit $68.72 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract rose 0.20% or 0.15 to trade at $76.28 a barrel.
USD/TRY was up 2.36% to 6.1443, while EUR/TRY rose 2.81% to 7.1747.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.38% at 94.72.