Investing.com – Turkey equities were higher at the close on Thursday, as gains in the Wholesale & Retail Trade, Basic Metals and Information Technology sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 gained 0.36% to hit a new 3-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the BIST 100 were Bim Magazalar (IS:BIMAS), which rose 6.02% or 3.25 points to trade at 57.25 at the close. Logo Yazilim (IS:LOGO) added 4.76% or 2.140 points to end at 47.140 and Alcatel Lucent Teletas (IS:ALCTL) was up 3.42% or 0.210 points to 6.350 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Besiktas Futbol Yat. (IS:BJKAS), which lost 6.68% or 0.31 points to trade at 4.33 in late trade. Alarko Holding (IS:ALARK) declined 4.39% or 0.15 points to end at 3.27 and Vestel (IS:VESTL) shed 4.32% or 0.240 points to 5.310.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 206 to 126 and 77 ended unchanged on the Istanbul Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Gold for April delivery was up 0.94% or 11.80 to $1269.20 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in April fell 1.70% or 0.65 to hit $37.64 a barrel, while the May Brent oil contract fell 2.31% or 0.95 to trade at $40.12 a barrel.
USD/TRY was up 0.20% to 2.8979, while EUR/TRY rose 1.64% to 3.2345.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.85% at 96.36.