Investing.com – Turkey stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Leasing & Factoring , Telecoms and Technology sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 rose 0.81%.

The best performers of the session on the BIST 100 were Ral Yatirim Holding AS (IS: RALYH ), which rose 6.81% or 9.00 points to trade at 141.20 at the close. Meanwhile, Enerya Enerji AS (IS: ENERY ) added 6.38% or 0.34 points to end at 5.67 and Grainturk Holding AS (IS: GRTHO ) was up 5.92% or 15.50 points to 277.50 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Oba Makarnacilik Sanayi ve Ticaret AS (IS: OBAMS ), which fell 5.39% or 3.90 points to trade at 68.50 at the close. Emlak Konut Gayrimenkul Yatirim Ortakligi AS (IS: EKGYO ) declined 3.78% or 0.55 points to end at 13.99 and ENKA Insaat ve Sanayi AS (IS: ENKAI ) was down 3.02% or 1.95 points to 62.60.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Istanbul Stock Exchange by 290 to 274 and 27 ended unchanged.

Shares in Ral Yatirim Holding AS (IS: RALYH ) rose to all time highs; rising 6.81% or 9.00 to 141.20. Shares in Enerya Enerji AS (IS: ENERY ) rose to all time highs; gaining 6.38% or 0.34 to 5.67.

Gold Futures for June delivery was down 0.67% or 22.29 to $3,291.21 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in July fell 1.15% or 0.71 to hit $60.86 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract fell 1.23% or 0.80 to trade at $64.11 a barrel.

USD/TRY was up 0.27% to 38.92, while EUR/TRY fell 0.05% to 44.06.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.33% at 99.77.