Investing.com – Turkey equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the Information Technology, Transport and Basic Metals sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 gained 1.56% to hit a new 1-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the BIST 100 were Logo Yazilim (IS:LOGO), which rose 6.98% or 3.400 points to trade at 52.100 at the close. Dogus Otomotiv (IS:DOAS) added 5.51% or 0.63 points to end at 12.06 and Galatasaray Sportif (IS:GSRAY) was up 4.87% or 1.16 points to 24.96 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Ihlas Holding (IS:IHLAS), which lost 3.03% or 0.010 points to trade at 0.320 in late trade. Saf Gmyo (IS:SAFGY) declined 1.14% or 0.010 points to end at 0.870 and Torunlar Gmyo (IS:TRGYO) shed 0.96% or 0.05 points to 5.17.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 275 to 73 and 60 ended unchanged on the Istanbul Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Gold for August delivery was up 0.14% or 1.95 to $1360.35 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in August fell 1.06% or 0.48 to hit $44.93 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract fell 1.05% or 0.49 to trade at $46.27 a barrel.
USD/TRY was up 0.49% to 2.9057, while EUR/TRY rose 0.50% to 3.2107.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.35% at 96.65.