Turkey stocks higher at close of trade; BIST 100 up 1.91%

Investing.com – Turkey stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Telecoms, Transport and Services sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 added 1.91%.

The best performers of the session on the BIST 100 were Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS ORD (IS:TCELL), which rose 6.04% or 5.50 points to trade at 96.50 at the close. Meanwhile, Pegasus Hava Tasimaciligi AS (IS:PGSUS) added 5.94% or 12.40 points to end at 221.00 and Oyak Cimento Fabrikalari AS (IS:OYAKC) was up 5.59% or 3.65 points to 68.95 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Koza Altin Isletmeleri AS (IS:KOZAL), which fell 2.12% or 0.56 points to trade at 25.80 at the close. Kayseri Seker Fabrikasi AS (IS:KAYSE) declined 1.92% or 0.46 points to end at 23.44 and Koza Anadolu Metal Madencilik Isletmeleri AS (IS:KOZAA) was down 1.64% or 1.05 points to 63.15.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Istanbul Stock Exchange by 338 to 214 and 23 ended unchanged.

Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.19% or 4.95 to $2,550.25 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October fell 1.73% or 1.34 to hit $76.08 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract fell 1.58% or 1.27 to trade at $79.09 a barrel.

USD/TRY was up 0.18% to 34.03, while EUR/TRY rose 0.09% to 37.98.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.08% at 100.67.