Investing.com – Turkey equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the Tourism, Food & Beverages and Wood, Paper & Printing sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 rose 0.60%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the BIST 100 were Alkim Alkali Kimya AS (IS:ALKIM), which rose 7.31% or 1.46 points to trade at 21.42 at the close. Banvit Bandirma Vitaminli Yem Sanayi AS (IS:BANVT) added 6.74% or 0.870 points to end at 13.780 and Vestel Elektronik Sanayi ve Ticaret AS (IS:VESTL) was up 6.25% or 0.540 points to 9.180 in late trade.
Biggest losers included SASA Polyester Sanayi AS (IS:SASA), which lost 16.89% or 2.020 points to trade at 9.940 in late trade. Ipek Dogal Enerji Kaynaklari Arastirma ve Uretim AS (IS:IPEKE) declined 2.30% or 0.130 points to end at 5.510 and Pegasus Hava Tasimaciligi AS (IS:PGSUS) shed 1.71% or 0.500 points to 28.700.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 208 to 146 and 54 ended unchanged on the Istanbul Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for August delivery was down 0.08% or 1.00 to $1222.00 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in September rose 2.04% or 1.40 to hit $70.09 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract rose 0.99% or 0.74 to trade at $75.50 a barrel.
USD/TRY was up 0.74% to 4.8868, while EUR/TRY rose 1.24% to 5.7271.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.41% at 94.08.