Investing.com – Turkey equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Banking, Telecoms and Basic Metals sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 rose 1.44%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the BIST 100 were Aksa Akrilik Kimya Sanayi AS (IS:AKSA), which rose 9.93% or 0.86 points to trade at 9.52 at the close. Peker Gayrimenkul Yatirim Ortakligi AS (IS:PEKGY) added 9.81% or 0.46 points to end at 5.15 and Is Yatirim Menkul Degerler AS (IS:ISMEN) was up 7.41% or 2.58 points to 37.40 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Baticim Bati Anadolu Cimento Sanayi AS (IS:BTCIM), which lost 10.00% or 19.60 points to trade at 176.40 in late trade. Katilimevim Tasarruf Finansman AS (IS:KTLEV) declined 3.70% or 2.00 points to end at 52.10 and Tumosan Motor ve Traktor Sanayi AS (IS:TMSN) shed 2.96% or 4.10 points to 134.30.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 364 to 205 and 8 ended unchanged on the Istanbul Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.61% or 16.15 to $2,668.65 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 1.21% or 0.85 to hit $71.22 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract rose 1.19% or 0.87 to trade at $74.08 a barrel.
USD/TRY was up 0.04% to 34.13, while EUR/TRY rose 0.33% to 38.06.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.22% at 100.34.