Investing.com – Turkey equities were higher at the close on Thursday, as gains in the Banking, Basic Metals and Financials sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 rose 2.53% to hit a new 3-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the BIST 100 were Metro Holding (IS:METRO), which rose 6.45% or 0.040 points to trade at 0.660 at the close. Koza Altin (IS:KOZAL) added 5.75% or 0.99 points to end at 18.20 and Akbank (IS:AKBNK) was up 4.79% or 0.37 points to 8.10 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Dogan Holding (IS:DOHOL), which lost 3.57% or 0.020 points to trade at 0.540 in late trade. Net Turizm (IS:NTTUR) declined 1.90% or 0.030 points to end at 1.550 and Besiktas Futbol Yat. (IS:BJKAS) shed 1.20% or 0.06 points to 4.92.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 258 to 92 and 58 ended unchanged on the Istanbul Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Gold for April delivery was up 2.91% or 35.80 to $1265.60 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in April rose 3.43% or 1.32 to hit $39.78 a barrel, while the May Brent oil contract rose 2.23% or 0.90 to trade at $41.23 a barrel.
USD/TRY was down 0.76% to 2.8471, while EUR/TRY rose 0.18% to 3.2273.
The US Dollar Index was down 1.01% at 94.73.