Investing.com – Turkey stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Banking, Financials and Telecoms sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 added 0.76%.
The best performers of the session on the BIST 100 were Vestel (IS:VESTL), which rose 5.34% or 0.360 points to trade at 7.100 at the close. Meanwhile, Vakiflar Bankasi (IS:VAKBN) added 3.41% or 0.170 points to end at 5.150 and Net Turizm (IS:NTTUR) was up 3.14% or 0.050 points to 1.640 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Alarko Gmyo (IS:ALGYO), which fell 4.89% or 2.00 points to trade at 38.90 at the close. Eregli Demir Celik (IS:EREGL) declined 4.22% or 0.210 points to end at 4.770 and Carrefoursa Carrefour Sabanci Ticaret Merkezi AS (IS:CRFSA) was down 4.20% or 0.32 points to 7.30.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Istanbul Stock Exchange by 184 to 148 and 77 ended unchanged.
Shares in Vestel (IS:VESTL) rose to 52-week highs; rising 5.34% or 0.360 to 7.100. Shares in Vakiflar Bankasi (IS:VAKBN) rose to 52-week highs; up 3.41% or 0.170 to 5.150.
Gold for June delivery was up 0.26% or 3.25 to $1243.45 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June rose 3.49% or 1.49 to hit $44.13 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract rose 3.27% or 1.45 to trade at $45.77 a barrel.
USD/TRY was down 0.91% to 2.8178, while EUR/TRY fell 0.52% to 3.1885.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.39% at 94.37.