Investing.com – Turkey stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Tourism, Insurance and Sports sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 rose 0.00%.
The best performers of the session on the BIST 100 were Peker Gayrimenkul Yatirim Ortakligi AS (IS:PEKGY), which rose 10.00% or 0.14 points to trade at 1.54 at the close. Meanwhile, Katilimevim Tasarruf Finansman AS (IS:KTLEV) added 5.32% or 3.20 points to end at 63.40 and Akfen Yenilenebilir Enerji AS (IS:AKFYE) was up 4.98% or 0.94 points to 19.83 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Koza Anadolu Metal Madencilik Isletmeleri AS (IS:KOZAA), which fell 4.40% or 3.20 points to trade at 69.60 at the close. Cw Enerji Muhendislik Ticaret ve Sanayi AS (IS:CWENE) declined 4.12% or 1.00 points to end at 23.26 and Agrotech Yuksek Teknoloji ve Yatirim AS (IS:AGROT) was down 3.48% or 0.45 points to 12.47.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Istanbul Stock Exchange by 340 to 215 and 24 ended unchanged.
Gold Futures for February delivery was down 1.86% or 51.36 to $2,705.34 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January fell 1.35% or 0.95 to hit $69.34 a barrel, while the February Brent oil contract fell 1.13% or 0.83 to trade at $72.69 a barrel.
USD/TRY was up 0.05% to 34.87, while EUR/TRY rose 0.06% to 36.63.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.18% at 106.58.