Investing.com – Turkey equities were higher at the close on Thursday, as gains in the Leasing & Factoring, Banking and Information Technology sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 gained 1.85%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the BIST 100 were Mia Teknoloji AS (IS:MIATK), which rose 7.70% or 4.80 points to trade at 67.10 at the close. Koza Anadolu Metal Madencilik Isletmeleri AS (IS:KOZAA) added 5.91% or 3.10 points to end at 55.55 and Qua Granite Hayal Yapi ve Urunleri Sanayi Ticaret AS (IS:QUAGR) was up 5.33% or 0.17 points to 3.36 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Akfen Yenilenebilir Enerji AS (IS:AKFYE), which lost 4.24% or 1.22 points to trade at 27.58 in late trade. Aksa Akrilik Kimya Sanayi AS (IS:AKSA) declined 3.68% or 4.90 points to end at 128.40 and Otokar Otomotiv ve Savunma Sanayi AS (IS:OTKAR) shed 1.38% or 9.00 points to 643.00.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 460 to 103 and 11 ended unchanged on the Istanbul Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for August delivery was up 1.05% or 24.35 to $2,337.55 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in August rose 1.14% or 0.92 to hit $81.82 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract rose 0.96% or 0.81 to trade at $85.28 a barrel.
USD/TRY was up 0.04% to 32.85, while EUR/TRY rose 0.56% to 35.27.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.15% at 105.56.