Investing.com – Turkey equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Transport, Food & Beverages and Wood, Paper & Printing sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 rose 1.37% to hit a new all time high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the BIST 100 were Hurriyet Gazetecilik ve Matbaacilik AS (IS:HURGZ), which rose 6.58% or 0.050 points to trade at 0.810 at the close. Anadolu Efes Biracilik ve Malt Sanayi AS (IS:AEFES) added 5.61% or 1.14 points to end at 21.46 and GSD Holding AS (IS:GSDHO) was up 4.69% or 0.030 points to 0.670 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Ihlas Holding AS (IS:IHLAS), which lost 2.38% or 0.010 points to trade at 0.410 in late trade. Karsan Otomotiv Sanayi ve Ticaret AS (IS:KARSN) declined 1.57% or 0.020 points to end at 1.250 and Zorlu Enerji Elektrik Uretim AS (IS:ZOREN) shed 1.55% or 0.020 points to 1.270.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 226 to 118 and 61 ended unchanged on the Istanbul Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for June delivery was down 0.47% or 5.88 to $1255.52 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in July rose 0.31% or 0.16 to hit $51.29 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract rose 0.22% or 0.12 to trade at $53.99 a barrel.
USD/TRY was up 0.32% to 3.5701, while EUR/TRY fell 0.02% to 3.9998.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.27% at 97.14.