Investing.com – Turkey equities were higher at the close on Thursday, as gains in the Tourism, Transport and Banking sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 added 2.44%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the BIST 100 were Koza Anadolu Metal Madencilik Isletmeleri AS (IS:KOZAA), which rose 11.52% or 0.600 points to trade at 5.810 at the close. Ipek Dogal Enerji Kaynaklari Arastirma ve Uretim AS (IS:IPEKE) added 6.57% or 0.330 points to end at 5.350 and Koza Altin Isletmeleri AS (IS:KOZAL) was up 5.38% or 1.78 points to 34.84 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Tesco Kipa Kitle Pazarlama Ticaret Lojistik ve Gida Sanayi AS (IS:KIPA), which lost 2.31% or 0.100 points to trade at 4.230 in late trade. Tat Gida Sanayi AS (IS:TATGD) declined 2.08% or 0.120 points to end at 5.640 and Aselsan Elektronik Sanayi ve Ticaret AS (IS:ASELS) shed 1.78% or 0.58 points to 31.94.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 300 to 65 and 43 ended unchanged on the Istanbul Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for April delivery was down 0.27% or 3.60 to $1354.40 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in March fell 1.42% or 0.86 to hit $59.74 a barrel, while the April Brent oil contract fell 1.91% or 1.23 to trade at $63.13 a barrel.
USD/TRY was down 0.26% to 3.7717, while EUR/TRY fell 0.07% to 4.7108.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.20% at 88.73.