Investing.com – Turkey equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the Sports, Basic Metals and Food & Beverages sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 gained 0.38% to hit a new 3-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the BIST 100 were Kardemir Karabuk Demir Celik Sanayi ve Ticaret D (IS:KRDMD), which rose 8.55% or 0.100 points to trade at 1.270 at the close. Fenerbahce Futbol (IS:FENER) added 7.72% or 3.32 points to end at 46.32 and Afyon Cimento (IS:AFYON) was up 7.38% or 0.44 points to 6.40 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Dogan Holding (IS:DOHOL), which lost 5.08% or 0.030 points to trade at 0.560 in late trade. Logo Yazilim (IS:LOGO) declined 1.95% or 0.920 points to end at 46.320 and Tumosan Motor Ve Traktor (IS:TMSN) shed 1.76% or 0.170 points to 9.510.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 205 to 123 and 81 ended unchanged on the Istanbul Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Gold for April delivery was down 0.21% or 2.70 to $1268.00 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in April rose 4.65% or 1.67 to hit $37.59 a barrel, while the May Brent oil contract rose 4.91% or 1.90 to trade at $40.62 a barrel.
USD/TRY was up 0.37% to 2.9169, while EUR/TRY rose 0.49% to 3.2131.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.10% at 97.15.