Investing.com – Turkey stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Leasing & Factoring, Basic Metals and Transport sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 rose 0.13%.
The best performers of the session on the BIST 100 were Dogan Sirketler Grubu Holding AS (IS:DOHOL), which rose 9.77% or 0.130 points to trade at 1.460 at the close. Meanwhile, Hurriyet Gazetecilik ve Matbaacilik AS (IS:HURGZ) added 6.82% or 0.090 points to end at 1.410 and Metro Ticari ve Mali Yatirimlar Holding AS (IS:METRO) was up 6.06% or 0.060 points to 1.050 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Anadolu Cam Sanayi AS (IS:ANACM), which fell 3.61% or 0.120 points to trade at 3.200 at the close. Yatas Yatak ve Yorgan Sanayi Ticaret AS (IS:YATAS) declined 3.43% or 1.200 points to end at 33.800 and Anel Elektrik Proje Taahhut ve Ticaret AS (IS:ANELE) was down 3.38% or 0.110 points to 3.140.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Istanbul Stock Exchange by 224 to 134 and 50 ended unchanged.
Shares in Dogan Sirketler Grubu Holding AS (IS:DOHOL) rose to 3-years highs; gaining 9.77% or 0.130 to 1.460.
Gold Futures for June delivery was down 0.85% or 11.40 to $1335.50 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May rose 0.63% or 0.40 to hit $63.41 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract rose 0.53% or 0.36 to trade at $68.00 a barrel.
USD/TRY was up 0.43% to 3.9893, while EUR/TRY rose 0.10% to 4.8931.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.19% at 89.86.