Investing.com – Turkey stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Wholesale & Retail Trade, Basic Metals and Wood, Paper & Printing sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 gained 0.30%.
The best performers of the session on the BIST 100 were Ihlas Holding AS (IS:IHLAS), which rose 8.70% or 0.040 points to trade at 0.500 at the close. Meanwhile, Koza Altin Isletmeleri AS (IS:KOZAL) added 5.51% or 1.90 points to end at 36.38 and Aksa Enerji Uretim AS (IS:AKSEN) was up 4.46% or 0.220 points to 5.150 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Netas Telekomunikasyon AS (IS:NETAS), which fell 3.00% or 0.47 points to trade at 15.19 at the close. Anadolu Cam Sanayi AS (IS:ANACM) declined 2.67% or 0.100 points to end at 3.650 and Turkiye Vakiflar Bankasi TAO (IS:VAKBN) was down 2.65% or 0.190 points to 6.970.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Istanbul Stock Exchange by 185 to 166 and 57 ended unchanged.
Shares in Aksa Enerji Uretim AS (IS:AKSEN) rose to all time highs; gaining 4.46% or 0.220 to 5.150.
Gold Futures for April delivery was up 0.01% or 0.10 to $1321.80 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in April rose 1.36% or 0.82 to hit $60.94 a barrel, while the May Brent oil contract rose 1.30% or 0.83 to trade at $64.44 a barrel.
USD/TRY was down 0.23% to 3.8149, while EUR/TRY fell 0.23% to 4.7008.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.04% at 90.07.