Investing.com – Turkey stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Banking, Basic Metals and Financials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 rose 0.17%.
The best performers of the session on the BIST 100 were Koza Altin Isletmeleri AS (IS:KOZAL), which rose 6.62% or 1.78 points to trade at 28.68 at the close. Meanwhile, ENKA Insaat ve Sanayi AS (IS:ENKAI) added 5.14% or 2.38 points to end at 48.70 and Smart Gunes Enerjisi Teknolojileri Arastirma Gelistirme Uretim Sanayi ve Ticaret (IS:SMRTG) was up 4.26% or 1.82 points to 44.52 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Teknosa Ic ve Dis Ticaret AS (IS:TKNSA), which fell 6.17% or 2.04 points to trade at 31.04 at the close. Anadolu Efes Biracilik ve Malt Sanayi AS (IS:AEFES) declined 4.58% or 11.20 points to end at 233.50 and Turk Telekomunikasyon AS (IS:TTKOM) was down 4.12% or 2.07 points to 48.18.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Istanbul Stock Exchange by 331 to 225 and 20 ended unchanged.
Shares in ENKA Insaat ve Sanayi AS (IS:ENKAI) rose to all time highs; up 5.14% or 2.38 to 48.70.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 1.36% or 34.60 to $2,512.90 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October rose 1.86% or 1.34 to hit $73.27 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract rose 1.83% or 1.39 to trade at $77.44 a barrel.
USD/TRY was up 0.22% to 33.90, while EUR/TRY fell 0.26% to 37.68.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.47% at 101.39.