Investing.com – Turkey stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Banking, Sports and Technology sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 gained 2.04%.
The best performers of the session on the BIST 100 were Vestel Elektronik Sanayi ve Ticaret AS (IS:VESTL), which rose 12.59% or 0.900 points to trade at 8.050 at the close. Meanwhile, Mavi Giyim Sanayi Ve Ticaret AS (IS:MAVI) added 8.19% or 2.86 points to end at 37.76 and Akenerji Elektrik Uretim AS (IS:AKENR) was up 6.67% or 0.040 points to 0.640 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Ford Otomotiv Sanayi AS (IS:FROTO), which fell 4.25% or 2.85 points to trade at 64.20 at the close. Tekfen Holding AS (IS:TKFEN) declined 3.56% or 0.82 points to end at 22.22 and Turkiye Sinai Kalkinma Bankasi AS (IS:TSKB) was down 2.41% or 0.020 points to 0.810.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Istanbul Stock Exchange by 313 to 63 and 33 ended unchanged.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.79% or 9.70 to $1231.70 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November fell 0.17% or 0.12 to hit $71.22 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract fell 0.30% or 0.24 to trade at $80.19 a barrel.
USD/TRY was down 1.32% to 5.7952, while EUR/TRY fell 1.12% to 6.7227.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.27% at 94.68.