Investing.com – Turkey equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Basic Metals, Leasing & Factoring and Wood, Paper & Printing sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 added 1.62%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the BIST 100 were Kardemir Karabuk Demir Celik Sanayi ve Ticaret AS Class D (IS:KRDMD), which rose 7.94% or 0.170 points to trade at 2.310 at the close. SASA Polyester Sanayi AS (IS:SASA) added 7.70% or 0.520 points to end at 7.270 and Ipek Dogal Enerji Kaynaklari Arastirma ve Uretim AS (IS:IPEKE) was up 6.68% or 0.350 points to 5.590 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Ford Otomotiv Sanayi AS (IS:FROTO), which lost 2.97% or 1.38 points to trade at 45.06 in late trade. BIM Birlesik Magazalar AS (IS:BIMAS) declined 1.91% or 1.45 points to end at 74.35 and Celebi Hava Servisi AS (IS:CLEBI) shed 1.51% or 0.46 points to 30.04.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 348 to 39 and 18 ended unchanged on the Istanbul Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.59% or 7.74 to $1303.76 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in November fell 0.46% or 0.24 to hit $51.98 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract fell 0.89% or 0.52 to trade at $57.91 a barrel.
USD/TRY was up 0.01% to 3.5504, while EUR/TRY fell 0.64% to 4.1803.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.58% at 92.98.