Investing.com – Turkey stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Wood, Paper & Printing , Telecoms and Electricity sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 gained 0.74%.

The best performers of the session on the BIST 100 were Ahlatci Dogal Gaz Dagitim Enerji ve Yatirim AS (IS: AHGAZ ), which rose 8.07% or 1.68 points to trade at 22.50 at the close. Meanwhile, Turk Telekomunikasyon AS (IS: TTKOM ) added 6.61% or 3.25 points to end at 52.45 and Grainturk Holding AS (IS: GRTHO ) was up 4.71% or 17.00 points to 378.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Sekerbank TAS (IS: SKBNK ), which fell 4.36% or 0.24 points to trade at 5.26 at the close. Celebi Hava Servisi AS (IS: CLEBI ) declined 3.96% or 127.50 points to end at 3,092.50 and Turkiye Petrol Rafinerileri AS (IS: TUPRS ) was down 2.78% or 3.70 points to 129.50.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Istanbul Stock Exchange by 456 to 125 and 11 ended unchanged.

Shares in Ahlatci Dogal Gaz Dagitim Enerji ve Yatirim AS (IS: AHGAZ ) rose to all time highs; rising 8.07% or 1.68 to 22.50. Shares in Grainturk Holding AS (IS: GRTHO ) rose to all time highs; gaining 4.71% or 17.00 to 378.00.

Gold Futures for June delivery was up 1.68% or 49.85 to $3,023.45 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May fell 0.25% or 0.15 to hit $60.55 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract fell 0.37% or 0.24 to trade at $63.97 a barrel.

USD/TRY was up 0.15% to 38.01, while EUR/TRY rose 0.35% to 41.53.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.04% at 103.01.