Investing.com – Turkey stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Leasing & Factoring , Insurance and Technology sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 added 1.40%.
The best performers of the session on the BIST 100 were Tofas Turk Otomobil Fabrikasi AS (IS: TOASO ), which rose 9.99% or 15.10 points to trade at 166.30 at the close. Meanwhile, Enerya Enerji AS (IS: ENERY ) added 9.16% or 0.37 points to end at 4.41 and Oba Makarnacilik Sanayi ve Ticaret AS (IS: OBAMS ) was up 9.10% or 6.05 points to 72.50 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Emlak Konut Gayrimenkul Yatirim Ortakligi AS (IS: EKGYO ), which fell 3.23% or 0.38 points to trade at 11.40 at the close. Oyak Cimento Fabrikalari AS (IS: OYAKC ) declined 3.16% or 0.88 points to end at 26.96 and Turkiye Vakiflar Bankasi TAO (IS: VAKBN ) was down 2.16% or 0.46 points to 20.84.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Istanbul Stock Exchange by 427 to 141 and 24 ended unchanged.
Shares in Oba Makarnacilik Sanayi ve Ticaret AS (IS: OBAMS ) rose to all time highs; rising 9.10% or 6.05 to 72.50.
Gold Futures for June delivery was down 1.11% or 37.31 to $3,309.09 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May rose 2.82% or 1.76 to hit $64.23 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract rose 2.51% or 1.65 to trade at $67.50 a barrel.
USD/TRY was down 0.19% to 38.06, while EUR/TRY rose 0.24% to 43.56.
The US Dollar Index Futures was unchanged 0.00% at 99.14.