Investing.com – Turkey stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Information Technology, Tourism and Wood, Paper & Printing sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 gained 0.05% to hit a new all time high.
The best performers of the session on the BIST 100 were 1000 Yatirimlar Holding AS (IS:BINHO), which rose 9.95% or 38.25 points to trade at 422.50 at the close. Meanwhile, Agrotech Yuksek Teknoloji ve Yatirim AS (IS:AGROT) added 9.94% or 1.60 points to end at 17.69 and EIS Eczacibasi Ilac Sinai ve Finansal Yatirimlar Sanayi ve Ticaret AS (IS:ECILC) was up 9.75% or 5.25 points to 59.10 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Goltas Goller Bolgesi Cimento Sanayi ve Ticaret AS (IS:GOLTS), which fell 4.84% or 26.50 points to trade at 521.00 at the close. AG Anadolu Group Holding (IS:AGHOL) declined 4.82% or 22.50 points to end at 444.00 and Anadolu Efes Biracilik ve Malt Sanayi AS (IS:AEFES) was down 4.64% or 14.00 points to 287.75.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Istanbul Stock Exchange by 387 to 164 and 22 ended unchanged.
Gold Futures for August delivery was up 0.33% or 8.00 to $2,467.90 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September fell 0.06% or 0.05 to hit $81.39 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract fell 0.02% or 0.02 to trade at $85.06 a barrel.
USD/TRY was up 0.04% to 33.06, while EUR/TRY fell 0.18% to 36.16.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.29% at 103.75.