Investing.com – Turkey stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Food & Beverages, Textile & Leather and Information Technology sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 gained 0.11%.
The best performers of the session on the BIST 100 were Anadolu Cam Sanayi AS (IS:ANACM), which rose 7.56% or 0.260 points to trade at 3.700 at the close. Meanwhile, Turcas Petrol AS (IS:TRCAS) added 4.24% or 0.100 points to end at 2.460 and Yapi ve Kredi Bankasi AS (IS:YKBNK) was up 4.08% or 0.190 points to 4.850 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were ICBC Turkey Bank AS (IS:ICBCT), which fell 3.66% or 0.170 points to trade at 4.470 at the close. Tekfen Holding AS (IS:TKFEN) declined 3.01% or 0.55 points to end at 17.72 and Eregli Demir ve Celik Fabrikalari TAS (IS:EREGL) was down 2.33% or 0.250 points to 10.490.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Istanbul Stock Exchange by 196 to 146 and 66 ended unchanged.
Shares in Anadolu Cam Sanayi AS (IS:ANACM) rose to all time highs; gaining 7.56% or 0.260 to 3.700.
Gold Futures for April delivery was down 0.56% or 7.50 to $1327.70 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in April fell 0.46% or 0.29 to hit $62.31 a barrel, while the May Brent oil contract fell 0.43% or 0.28 to trade at $65.51 a barrel.
USD/TRY was up 0.07% to 3.7969, while EUR/TRY rose 0.03% to 4.7090.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.09% at 89.64.