Investing.com – Turkey equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Metal Products & Machinery, Transport and Technology sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 added 1.90% to hit a new all time high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the BIST 100 were Vestel Elektronik Sanayi ve Ticaret AS (IS:VESTL), which rose 16.38% or 1.240 points to trade at 8.810 at the close. Karsan Otomotiv Sanayi ve Ticaret AS (IS:KARSN) added 15.38% or 0.240 points to end at 1.800 and Banvit Bandirma Vitaminli Yem Sanayi AS (IS:BANVT) was up 8.78% or 1.880 points to 23.300 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Alarko Holding AS (IS:ALARK), which lost 2.34% or 0.170 points to trade at 7.090 in late trade. Mavi Giyim Sanayi Ve Ticaret AS (IS:MAVI) declined 2.16% or 1.25 points to end at 56.75 and Metro Ticari ve Mali Yatirimlar Holding AS (IS:METRO) shed 2.02% or 0.020 points to 0.970.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 245 to 103 and 54 ended unchanged on the Istanbul Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.40% or 5.20 to $1314.50 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in February fell 0.30% or 0.18 to hit $60.24 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract fell 0.55% or 0.37 to trade at $66.50 a barrel.
USD/TRY was down 0.70% to 3.7648, while EUR/TRY fell 0.37% to 4.5368.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.41% at 91.61.