Investing.com – Turkey stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Transport, Food & Beverages and Wood, Paper & Printing sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 rose 1.37% to hit a new all time high.
The best performers 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. Meanwhile, 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.
The worst performers of the session were Ihlas Holding AS (IS:IHLAS), which fell 2.38% or 0.010 points to trade at 0.410 at the close. 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) was down 1.55% or 0.020 points to 1.270.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Istanbul Stock Exchange by 226 to 118 and 61 ended unchanged.
Gold Futures for June delivery was down 0.46% or 5.78 to $1255.62 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, 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 3.5700, while EUR/TRY fell 0.06% to 3.9984.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.27% at 97.14.