Investing.com – Turkey stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic, Tourism and Industrials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 added 0.39% to hit a new all time high.
The best performers of the session on the BIST 100 were Koza Altin Isletmeleri AS (IS:KOZAL), which rose 10.08% or 2.42 points to trade at 26.42 at the close. Meanwhile, Erbosan Erciyas Boru Sanayi Ve Ticaret AS (IS:ERBOS) added 6.37% or 4.30 points to end at 71.80 and Ipek Dogal Enerji Kaynaklari Arastirma ve Uretim AS (IS:IPEKE) was up 5.96% or 0.180 points to 3.200 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Gozde Girisim Sermayesi Yatirim Ortakligi AS (IS:GOZDE), which fell 2.89% or 0.090 points to trade at 3.020 at the close. Ihlas Holding AS (IS:IHLAS) declined 2.33% or 0.010 points to end at 0.420 and Ulker Biskuvi Sanayi AS (IS:ULKER) was down 1.69% or 0.36 points to 20.90.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Istanbul Stock Exchange by 186 to 140 and 78 ended unchanged.
Shares in Koza Altin Isletmeleri AS (IS:KOZAL) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 10.08% or 2.42 to 26.42. Shares in Ipek Dogal Enerji Kaynaklari Arastirma ve Uretim AS (IS:IPEKE) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 5.96% or 0.180 to 3.200.
Gold Futures for August delivery was down 0.11% or 1.31 to $1217.79 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August rose 1.23% or 0.56 to hit $46.05 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract rose 1.19% or 0.57 to trade at $48.31 a barrel.
USD/TRY was up 0.10% to 3.5713, while EUR/TRY fell 0.07% to 4.0696.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.10% at 95.65.