Investing.com – Turkey stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Telecoms, Leasing & Factoring and Food & Beverages sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 gained 1.11% to hit a new all time high.
The best performers of the session on the BIST 100 were Ipek Dogal Enerji Kaynaklari Arastirma ve Uretim AS (IS:IPEKE), which rose 15.95% or 0.560 points to trade at 4.070 at the close. Meanwhile, Metro Ticari ve Mali Yatirimlar Holding AS (IS:METRO) added 6.72% or 0.080 points to end at 1.270 and Koza Anadolu Metal Madencilik Isletmeleri AS (IS:KOZAA) was up 5.15% or 0.240 points to 4.900 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were SASA Polyester Sanayi AS (IS:SASA), which fell 5.04% or 0.420 points to trade at 7.910 at the close. Ihlas Holding AS (IS:IHLAS) declined 3.77% or 0.020 points to end at 0.510 and Ayen Enerji AS (IS:AYEN) was down 3.51% or 0.170 points to 4.670.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Istanbul Stock Exchange by 220 to 130 and 58 ended unchanged.
Shares in Ipek Dogal Enerji Kaynaklari Arastirma ve Uretim AS (IS:IPEKE) rose to 52-week highs; rising 15.95% or 0.560 to 4.070. Shares in Koza Anadolu Metal Madencilik Isletmeleri AS (IS:KOZAA) rose to 52-week highs; rising 5.15% or 0.240 to 4.900.
Gold Futures for August delivery was up 0.67% or 8.42 to $1257.82 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September rose 0.64% or 0.31 to hit $49.06 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract rose 0.94% or 0.48 to trade at $51.45 a barrel.
USD/TRY was down 0.03% to 3.5356, while EUR/TRY fell 0.59% to 4.1269.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.61% at 93.86.