Turkey stocks higher at close of trade; BIST 100 up 1.89%

Investing.com – Turkey stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Wholesale&Retail Trade, Services and Holdings&Investments sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 added 1.89%.

The best performers of the session on the BIST 100 were Enerya Enerji AS (IS:ENERY), which rose 10.00% or 20.20 points to trade at 222.20 at the close. Meanwhile, Izdemir Enerji Elektrik Uretim AS (IS:IZENR) added 6.51% or 1.27 points to end at 20.78 and Girisim Elektrik Taahhut Ticaret&Sanayi AS (IS:GESAN) was up 5.22% or 2.22 points to 44.72 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Oba Makarnacilik Sanayi ve Ticaret AS (IS:OBAMS), which fell 9.35% or 3.32 points to trade at 32.18 at the close. Kocaer Celik Sanayi ve Ticaret AS (IS:KCAER) declined 5.65% or 2.38 points to end at 39.72 and Baticim Bati Anadolu Cimento Sanayi AS (IS:BTCIM) was down 5.46% or 12.30 points to 213.00.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Istanbul Stock Exchange by 329 to 222 and 28 ended unchanged.

Shares in Enerya Enerji AS (IS:ENERY) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 10.00% or 20.20 to 222.20. Shares in Oba Makarnacilik Sanayi ve Ticaret AS (IS:OBAMS) fell to all time lows; losing 9.35% or 3.32 to 32.18.

Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.64% or 16.65 to $2,592.25 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 1.22% or 0.84 to hit $69.86 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract rose 0.99% or 0.72 to trade at $73.47 a barrel.

USD/TRY was up 0.36% to 34.10, while EUR/TRY rose 0.17% to 37.91.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.18% at 100.61.