Turkey stocks higher at close of trade; BIST 100 up 0.30%

Investing.com – Turkey stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Leasing & Factoring, Sports and Tourism sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 gained 0.30%.

The best performers of the session on the BIST 100 were Isiklar Enerji ve Yapi Holding AS (IS:IEYHO), which rose 10.00% or 1.51 points to trade at 16.61 at the close. Meanwhile, Katilimevim Tasarruf Finansman AS (IS:KTLEV) added 9.94% or 0.81 points to end at 8.96 and Grainturk Holding AS (IS:GRTHO) was up 9.09% or 40.50 points to 486.25 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Girisim Elektrik Taahhut Ticaret & Sanayi AS (IS:GESAN), which fell 5.19% or 2.68 points to trade at 48.92 at the close. Hektas Ticaret TAS (IS:HEKTS) declined 4.21% or 0.21 points to end at 4.78 and Europower Enerji ve Otomasyon Teknolojileri Sanayi Ticaret AS (IS:EUPWR) was down 4.11% or 1.28 points to 29.90.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Istanbul Stock Exchange by 309 to 269 and 14 ended unchanged.

Shares in Isiklar Enerji ve Yapi Holding AS (IS:IEYHO) rose to 5-year highs; rising 10.00% or 1.51 to 16.61. Shares in Grainturk Holding AS (IS:GRTHO) rose to all time highs; gaining 9.09% or 40.50 to 486.25.

Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.25% or 8.55 to $3,369.45 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October fell 0.99% or 0.62 to hit $62.08 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract fell 0.83% or 0.55 to trade at $66.05 a barrel.

USD/TRY was up 0.06% to 40.89, while EUR/TRY rose 0.09% to 47.75.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.01% at 98.01.