Investing.com – Turkey equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the Basic Metals, Tourism and Wood, Paper & Printing sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 rose 1.14%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the BIST 100 were Turkiye Halk Bankasi (IS:HALKB), which rose 7.96% or 0.79 points to trade at 10.71 at the close. Kardemir Karabuk Demir Celik Sanayi ve Ticaret AS Class D (IS:KRDMD) added 7.56% or 0.180 points to end at 2.560 and Akenerji Elektrik Uretim AS (IS:AKENR) was up 7.32% or 0.060 points to 0.880 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Besiktas Futbol Yatirimlari Sanayi ve Ticaret AS (IS:BJKAS), which lost 2.62% or 0.110 points to trade at 4.090 in late trade. TAV Havalimanlari Holding (IS:TAVHL) declined 2.56% or 0.54 points to end at 20.56 and Erbosan Erciyas Boru Sanayi Ve Ticaret AS (IS:ERBOS) shed 1.93% or 1.55 points to 78.70.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 255 to 96 and 51 ended unchanged on the Istanbul Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.09% or 1.10 to $1249.50 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in January rose 0.54% or 0.31 to hit $57.67 a barrel, while the February Brent oil contract rose 1.56% or 0.99 to trade at $64.39 a barrel.
USD/TRY was down 0.36% to 3.8220, while EUR/TRY fell 0.13% to 4.5124.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.13% at 93.72.