Investing.com – Turkey stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Transport, Non-Metal Mineral Products and Banking sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 gained 0.68% to hit a new all time high.
The best performers of the session on the BIST 100 were Ipek Dogal Enerji Kaynaklari Arastirma ve Uretim AS (IS:IPEKE), which rose 9.84% or 0.250 points to trade at 2.790 at the close. Meanwhile, Trakya Cam Sanayi AS (IS:TRKCM) added 5.51% or 0.220 points to end at 4.210 and Aksa Akrilik Kimya Sanayi AS (IS:AKSA) was up 3.70% or 0.50 points to 14.01 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Galatasaray Sportif Sinai ve Ticari Yatirimlar AS (IS:GSRAY), which fell 2.28% or 0.16 points to trade at 6.86 at the close. Tekfen Holding AS (IS:TKFEN) declined 1.57% or 0.14 points to end at 8.77 and Cemtas Celik Makina Sanayi ve Ticaret AS (IS:CEMTS) was down 1.53% or 0.070 points to 4.520.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Istanbul Stock Exchange by 202 to 146 and 59 ended unchanged.
Shares in Ipek Dogal Enerji Kaynaklari Arastirma ve Uretim AS (IS:IPEKE) rose to 52-week highs; up 9.84% or 0.250 to 2.790. Shares in Trakya Cam Sanayi AS (IS:TRKCM) rose to all time highs; gaining 5.51% or 0.220 to 4.210. Shares in Aksa Akrilik Kimya Sanayi AS (IS:AKSA) rose to all time highs; gaining 3.70% or 0.50 to 14.01.
Gold Futures for August delivery was up 0.39% or 4.72 to $1223.92 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August rose 0.19% or 0.09 to hit $47.16 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract rose 0.10% or 0.05 to trade at $49.73 a barrel.
USD/TRY was up 0.09% to 3.5613, while EUR/TRY fell 0.02% to 4.0426.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.03% at 95.98.