Investing.com – Turkey equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Food & Beverages, Tourism and Insurance sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 added 0.07% to hit a new 6-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the BIST 100 were Tat Konserve (IS:TATGD), which rose 13.76% or 0.890 points to trade at 7.360 at the close. Ulker Biskuvi (IS:ULKER) added 5.08% or 0.88 points to end at 18.20 and Metro Holding (IS:METRO) was up 4.08% or 0.040 points to 1.020 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Yapi Ve Kredi Bank. (IS:YKBNK), which lost 3.04% or 0.120 points to trade at 3.830 in late trade. Pegasus (IS:PGSUS) declined 2.10% or 0.340 points to end at 15.860 and Trabzonspor Sportif (IS:TSPOR) shed 2.08% or 0.060 points to 2.830.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 174 to 161 and 70 ended unchanged on the Istanbul Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for April delivery was up 1.60% or 19.15 to $1215.15 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in March rose 1.44% or 0.76 to hit $53.39 a barrel, while the April Brent oil contract rose 1.63% or 0.90 to trade at $56.22 a barrel.
USD/TRY was down 0.26% to 3.7716, while EUR/TRY rose 0.77% to 4.0759.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.96% at 99.46.