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

Published 08/20/2019, 12:05 PM
Turkey stocks higher at close of trade; BIST 100 up 0.78%
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Investing.com – Turkey stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Food & Beverages, Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic and Technology sectors led shares higher.

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

The best performers of the session on the BIST 100 were Ipek Dogal Enerji Kaynaklari Arastirma ve Uretim AS (IS:IPEKE), which rose 8.24% or 0.510 points to trade at 6.700 at the close. Meanwhile, Deva Holding AS (IS:DEVA) added 6.62% or 0.370 points to end at 5.960 and Net Holding AS (IS:NTHOL) was up 6.16% or 0.090 points to 1.550 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Indeks Bilgisayar Sistemleri Muhendislik Sanayi ve Ticaret AS (IS:INDES), which fell 5.40% or 0.430 points to trade at 7.540 at the close. ODAS Elektrik Uretim Sanayi Ticaret AS (IS:ODAS) declined 5.10% or 0.080 points to end at 1.490 and Parsan Makina Parcalari Sanayi AS (IS:PARSN) was down 3.11% or 0.440 points to 13.710.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Istanbul Stock Exchange by 202 to 149 and 55 ended unchanged.

Shares in Ipek Dogal Enerji Kaynaklari Arastirma ve Uretim AS (IS:IPEKE) rose to 52-week highs; rising 8.24% or 0.510 to 6.700. Shares in Deva Holding AS (IS:DEVA) rose to 5-year highs; rising 6.62% or 0.370 to 5.960.

Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.19% or 2.85 to $1514.45 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October fell 0.41% or 0.23 to hit $55.91 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract fell 0.07% or 0.04 to trade at $59.70 a barrel.

USD/TRY was up 1.57% to 5.7416, while EUR/TRY rose 1.71% to 6.3684.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.09% at 98.132.

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