Investing.com – Turkey stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Transport, Technology and Wood, Paper & Printing sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 added 0.53% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the BIST 100 were Turk Hava Yollari AO (IS:THYAO), which rose 4.09% or 0.590 points to trade at 15.010 at the close. Meanwhile, Otokar Otomotiv ve Savunma Sanayi AS (IS:OTKAR) added 3.30% or 2.50 points to end at 78.35 and Aselsan Elektronik Sanayi ve Ticaret AS (IS:ASELS) was up 3.17% or 0.84 points to 27.38 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Teknosa Ic ve Dis Ticaret AS (IS:TKNSA), which fell 12.30% or 0.620 points to trade at 4.420 at the close. Aksa Akrilik Kimya Sanayi AS (IS:AKSA) declined 4.05% or 0.49 points to end at 11.61 and Tekfen Holding AS (IS:TKFEN) was down 2.70% or 0.48 points to 17.29.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Istanbul Stock Exchange by 172 to 167 and 69 ended unchanged.
Gold Futures for August delivery was up 0.45% or 5.70 to $1261.50 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August fell 0.51% or 0.38 to hit $73.42 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract rose 0.97% or 0.75 to trade at $77.86 a barrel.
USD/TRY was down 0.09% to 4.5699, while EUR/TRY fell 0.07% to 5.3706.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.09% at 93.84.