Investing.com – Turkey stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Banking, Wholesale & Retail Trade and Financials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 rose 2.62% to hit a new all time high.
The best performers of the session on the BIST 100 were Alfa Solar Enerji AS (IS:ALFAS), which rose 10.00% or 6.80 points to trade at 74.80 at the close. Meanwhile, Kaleseramik Canakkale Kalebodur Seramik Sanayi AS (IS:KLSER) added 9.95% or 4.84 points to end at 53.50 and Gubre Fabrikalari TAS (IS:GUBRF) was up 9.94% or 13.80 points to 152.60 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Peker Gayrimenkul Yatirim Ortakligi AS (IS:PEKGY), which fell 9.94% or 0.85 points to trade at 7.70 at the close. Turkiye Sigorta AS (IS:TURSG) declined 1.24% or 0.85 points to end at 67.75 and TAV Havalimanlari Holding (IS:TAVHL) was down 1.00% or 2.75 points to 273.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Istanbul Stock Exchange by 455 to 100 and 15 ended unchanged.
Gold Futures for August delivery was up 2.08% or 49.45 to $2,429.15 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August rose 0.62% or 0.51 to hit $82.61 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract rose 0.51% or 0.43 to trade at $85.51 a barrel.
USD/TRY was down 0.08% to 32.83, while EUR/TRY rose 0.59% to 35.84.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.61% at 104.10.