Investing.com – Turkey stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Real Estate Investments, Banking and Financials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 added 0.19%.
The best performers of the session on the BIST 100 were Celebi Hava Servisi AS (IS:CLEBI), which rose 5.75% or 3.25 points to trade at 59.80 at the close. Meanwhile, Koza Anadolu Metal Madencilik Isletmeleri AS (IS:KOZAA) added 4.10% or 0.290 points to end at 7.370 and Ihlas Holding AS (IS:IHLAS) was up 2.94% or 0.010 points to 0.350 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Gubre Fabrikalari TAS (IS:GUBRF), which fell 2.56% or 0.08 points to trade at 3.05 at the close. Trabzonspor Sportif Yatirim ve Futbol Isletmeciligi Ticaret AS (IS:TSPOR) declined 2.55% or 0.040 points to end at 1.530 and GSD Holding AS (IS:GSDHO) was down 2.44% or 0.020 points to 0.800.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Istanbul Stock Exchange by 186 to 152 and 69 ended unchanged.
Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.79% or 10.00 to $1281.80 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in February rose 4.63% or 1.97 to hit $44.50 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract rose 3.37% or 1.71 to trade at $52.48 a barrel.
USD/TRY was down 0.24% to 5.2873, while EUR/TRY fell 0.12% to 6.0352.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.09% at 96.097.