Stock Markets March 10, 2026

Istanbul Stocks Climb as Metals and Tech Lead Gains - BIST 100 Advances 3.73%

Metal Products & Machinery, Basic Metals and Technology sectors drive a broad rally; commodities and FX mixed at the close

By Caleb Monroe
Istanbul Stocks Climb as Metals and Tech Lead Gains - BIST 100 Advances 3.73%

Turkey’s main equity gauge, the BIST 100, finished higher on Tuesday, lifted by strength in Metal Products & Machinery, Basic Metals and Technology shares. Market breadth was strongly positive, while commodities and key FX pairs showed mixed moves at the settlement in Istanbul. Gold rose, crude benchmarks fell, and the Turkish lira was little changed against the dollar.

Key Points

  • BIST 100 closed up 3.73%, led by Metal Products & Machinery, Basic Metals and Technology sectors
  • Market breadth was positive with 556 advancers versus 56 decliners, indicating broad participation in the rally
  • Commodities diverged: April gold futures rose sharply while April crude and May Brent oil futures fell more than 10%

Turkey’s equity market ended the trading day in positive territory, with the BIST 100 index up 3.73% at the close in Istanbul. Sector gains were concentrated in Metal Products & Machinery, Basic Metals and Technology, which collectively pushed the headline index higher.

Top movers

  • Reeder Teknoloji Sanayi Ve Ticaret AS (IS:REEDR) rose 10.00% - an increase of 0.58 points - to finish at 6.38.
  • Borusan Birlesik Boru Fabrikalari Sanayi Ve Ticaret AS (IS:BRSAN) gained 9.96%, adding 49.50 points to close at 546.50.
  • Turk Altin Isletmeleri AS (IS:TRALT) advanced 9.92% or 5.00 points to end the session at 55.40.

Largest decliners

  • Pasifik Eurasia Lojistik Dis Ticaret AS (IS:PASEU) fell 7.23%, a drop of 9.20 points, to close at 118.00.
  • Kiler Holding AS (IS:KLRHO) declined 1.45%, down 2.40 points to 163.00.
  • Sok Marketler (IS:SOKM) slipped 0.93%, or 0.55 points, ending at 58.60.

Market breadth favored advancers by a wide margin: 556 shares rose, 56 fell and 4 finished unchanged on the Istanbul Stock Exchange.

Commodities and fixed income-linked futures

Gold Futures for April delivery climbed 2.73%, gaining 139.16 to trade at $5,242.86 a troy ounce. In energy markets, April delivery crude oil dropped 11.33% or 10.74 to $84.03 a barrel, while the May Brent contract fell 10.71% or 10.60 to trade at $88.36 a barrel.

Foreign exchange and the dollar

The Turkish lira was largely unchanged at the close versus the dollar - USD/TRY moved 0.01% to 44.04. EUR/TRY rose 0.10% to 51.35. The US Dollar Index Futures declined 0.57% to 98.61.

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Final note - The trading session ended with notable strength in metals and technology names, a sharply higher gold futures price, and significant declines in crude oil benchmarks, while currency moves were relatively muted at the close.

Risks

  • Commodity price volatility - steep falls in crude benchmarks could affect energy-related sectors and margins
  • Concentration risk - gains were led by a few sectors (metal products, basic metals, technology), potentially exposing the market to sector-specific shocks
  • Currency sensitivity - while USD/TRY was unchanged, fluctuations in FX rates could influence import-dependent firms and exporters

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