Investing.com – Turkey stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Wholesale & Retail Trade, Insurance and Leasing & Factoring sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 added 2.23%.
The best performers of the session on the BIST 100 were BIM Birlesik Magazalar AS (IS:BIMAS), which rose 7.68% or 37.50 points to trade at 526.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Migros Ticaret AS (IS:MGROS) added 7.27% or 35.50 points to end at 523.50 and Say Yenilenebilir Enerji Ekipmanları Sanayi ve Ticaret Anonim Şirketi (IS:SAYAS) was up 7.21% or 4.40 points to 65.40 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Baticim Bati Anadolu Cimento Sanayi AS (IS:BTCIM), which fell 2.87% or 4.30 points to trade at 145.70 at the close. Kontrolmatik Teknoloji Enerji ve Mu (IS:KONTR) declined 2.50% or 4.50 points to end at 175.50 and Europower Enerji ve Otomasyon Teknolojileri Sanayi Ticaret AS (IS:EUPWR) was down 2.32% or 2.50 points to 105.40.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Istanbul Stock Exchange by 503 to 59 and 8 ended unchanged.
Shares in BIM Birlesik Magazalar AS (IS:BIMAS) rose to all time highs; up 7.68% or 37.50 to 526.00. Shares in Migros Ticaret AS (IS:MGROS) rose to all time highs; rising 7.27% or 35.50 to 523.50.
Gold Futures for August delivery was down 1.32% or 31.20 to $2,323.60 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in July fell 0.10% or 0.08 to hit $78.42 a barrel, while the August Brent oil contract fell 0.02% or 0.02 to trade at $82.58 a barrel.
USD/TRY was up 0.02% to 32.31, while EUR/TRY fell 0.42% to 34.77.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.04% at 104.65.