Turkey shares higher at close of trade; BIST 100 up 0.78%

Investing.com – Turkey equities were higher at the close on Thursday, as gains in the Tourism, Insurance and Metal Products&Machinery sectors propelled shares higher.

At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 added 0.78%.

The biggest gainers of the session on the BIST 100 were Eczacibasi Yatirim Holding Ortakligi AS (IS:ECZYT), which rose 9.97% or 19.20 points to trade at 211.80 at the close. Borusan Birlesik Boru Fabrikalari Sanayi Ve Ticaret AS (IS:BRSAN) added 8.45% or 29.50 points to end at 378.50 and Aksa Akrilik Kimya Sanayi AS (IS:AKSA) was up 6.44% or 0.54 points to 8.93 in late trade.

Biggest losers included ODAS Elektrik Uretim Sanayi Ticaret AS (IS:ODAS), which lost 3.48% or 0.26 points to trade at 7.22 in late trade. Oyak Cimento Fabrikalari AS (IS:OYAKC) declined 2.56% or 1.80 points to end at 68.60 and BIM Birlesik Magazalar AS (IS:BIMAS) shed 2.44% or 13.50 points to 540.00.

Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 424 to 138 and 19 ended unchanged on the Istanbul Stock Exchange.

In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.63% or 16.10 to $2,553.90 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in October rose 1.76% or 1.31 to hit $75.83 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract rose 1.29% or 1.00 to trade at $78.58 a barrel.

USD/TRY was up 0.15% to 34.08, while EUR/TRY fell 0.30% to 37.76.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.33% at 101.32.