Turkey Stock Market Overview

Investing.com – Turkey stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Wholesale & Retail Trade, Insurance, and Information Technology sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 added 1.81%.

Best Performers

The best performers of the session on the BIST 100 were:
– Agrotech Yuksek Teknoloji ve Yatirim AS (IS:AGROT): +9.93% (1.27 points) to trade at 14.06.
– Europower Enerji ve Otomasyon Teknolojileri Sanayi Ticaret AS (IS:EUPWR): +7.85% (2.24 points) to end at 30.76.
– Reeder Teknoloji Sanayi Ve Ticaret AS (IS:REEDR): +7.47% (1.52 points) to trade at 21.88.

Worst Performers

The worst performers of the session were:
– Katilimevim Tasarruf Finansman AS (IS:KTLEV): -1.59% (0.85 points) to trade at 52.70.
– TAV Havalimanlari Holding (IS:TAVHL): -1.06% (2.40 points) to end at 224.20.
– Turkiye Halk Bankasi (IS:HALKB): -0.87% (0.13 points) to trade at 14.74.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Istanbul Stock Exchange by 495 to 66, with 19 ending unchanged.

Commodity Prices

• Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.55% (14.90) to $2,744.30 a troy ounce.
• Crude oil for delivery in December fell 0.68% (0.48) to hit $70.29 a barrel.
• December Brent oil contract fell 0.55% (0.41) to trade at $74.55 a barrel.

Currency Exchange Rates

• USD/TRY was down 0.06% to 34.23.
• EUR/TRY fell 0.09% to 36.96.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.17% at 104.10.