Investing.com – Turkey stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic, Wholesale & Retail Trade and Banking sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 added 2.03%.
The best performers of the session on the BIST 100 were Yapi ve Kredi Bankasi AS (IS:YKBNK), which rose 9.13% or 0.220 points to trade at 2.630 at the close. Meanwhile, Ipek Dogal Enerji Kaynaklari Arastirma ve Uretim AS (IS:IPEKE) added 6.91% or 0.530 points to end at 8.200 and Turkiye Petrol Rafinerileri AS (IS:TUPRS) was up 6.07% or 6.50 points to 113.50 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Aselsan Elektronik Sanayi ve Ticaret AS (IS:ASELS), which fell 8.47% or 2.00 points to trade at 21.60 at the close. Izmir Demir Celik Sanayi AS (IS:IZMDC) declined 5.14% or 0.130 points to end at 2.400 and Fenerbahce Futbol AS (IS:FENER) was down 4.72% or 1.82 points to 36.78.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Istanbul Stock Exchange by 246 to 112 and 49 ended unchanged.
Shares in Ipek Dogal Enerji Kaynaklari Arastirma ve Uretim AS (IS:IPEKE) rose to all time highs; up 6.91% or 0.530 to 8.200.
Gold Futures for August delivery was up 0.02% or 0.20 to $1301.60 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in July rose 1.78% or 1.15 to hit $65.88 a barrel, while the August Brent oil contract rose 2.03% or 1.53 to trade at $76.89 a barrel.
USD/TRY was down 1.56% to 4.4842, while EUR/TRY fell 1.12% to 5.3031.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.22% at 93.40.