Investing.com – Turkey equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the Banking, Sports and Technology sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 gained 2.04%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the BIST 100 were Vestel Elektronik Sanayi ve Ticaret AS (IS:VESTL), which rose 12.59% or 0.900 points to trade at 8.050 at the close. Mavi Giyim Sanayi Ve Ticaret AS (IS:MAVI) added 8.19% or 2.86 points to end at 37.76 and Akenerji Elektrik Uretim AS (IS:AKENR) was up 6.67% or 0.040 points to 0.640 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Ford Otomotiv Sanayi AS (IS:FROTO), which lost 4.25% or 2.85 points to trade at 64.20 in late trade. Tekfen Holding AS (IS:TKFEN) declined 3.56% or 0.82 points to end at 22.22 and Turkiye Sinai Kalkinma Bankasi AS (IS:TSKB) shed 2.41% or 0.020 points to 0.810.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 313 to 63 and 33 ended unchanged on the Istanbul Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.79% or 9.60 to $1231.60 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in November fell 0.21% or 0.15 to hit $71.19 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract fell 0.32% or 0.26 to trade at $80.17 a barrel.
USD/TRY was down 1.33% to 5.7947, while EUR/TRY fell 1.15% to 6.7207.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.27% at 94.68.