ANKARA: Turkey stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Wood, Paper & Printing, Transport and Technology sectors led shares higher. At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 rose 0.23%. The best performers of the session on the BIST 100 were Kardemir Karabuk Demir Celik Sanayi ve Ticaret AS Class D (IS:KRDMD), which rose 7.45% or 0.190 points to trade at 2.740 at the close. Meanwhile, Galatasaray Sportif Sinai ve Ticari Yatirimlar AS (IS:GSRAY) added 6.56% or 0.53 points to end at 8.61 and Banvit Bandirma Vitaminli Yem Sanayi AS (IS:BANVT) was up 5.16% or 1.260 points to 25.660 in late trade. The worst performers of the session were Ipek Dogal Enerji Kaynaklari Arastirma ve Uretim AS (IS:IPEKE), which fell 2.63% or 0.170 points to trade at 6.300 at the close. Trabzonspor Sportif Yatirim ve Futbol Isletmeciligi Ticaret AS (IS:TSPOR) declined 2.26% or 0.060 points to end at 2.600 and Dogus Otomotiv Servis ve Ticaret AS (IS:DOAS) was down 2.25% or 0.19 points to 8.24.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Istanbul Stock Exchange by 214 to 137 and 54 ended unchanged. Shares in Kardemir Karabuk Demir Celik Sanayi ve Ticaret AS Class D (IS:KRDMD) rose to all time highs; gaining 7.45% or 0.190 to 2.740. Shares in Banvit Bandirma Vitaminli Yem Sanayi AS (IS:BANVT) rose to all time highs; rising 5.16% or 1.260 to 25.660. Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.09% or 1.16 to $1305.76 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 0.54% or 0.28 to hit $51.73 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract rose 0.82% or 0.47 to trade at $57.64 a barrel. USD/TRY was up 0.24% to 3.6435, while EUR/TRY rose 0.14% to 4.3041. The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.08% at 92.99.
