Investing.com – Turkey stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Tourism, Information Technology and Banking sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 added 0.34%.
The best performers of the session on the BIST 100 were Turcas Petrol AS (IS:TRCAS), which rose 13.38% or 0.190 points to trade at 1.610 at the close. Meanwhile, ODAS Elektrik Uretim Sanayi Ticaret AS (IS:ODAS) added 5.93% or 0.160 points to end at 2.860 and TAV Havalimanlari Holding (IS:TAVHL) was up 5.44% or 1.28 points to 24.80 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Vakif Gayrimenkul Yatirim Ortakligi AS (IS:VKGYO), which fell 7.37% or 0.160 points to trade at 2.010 at the close. ICBC Turkey Bank AS (IS:ICBCT) declined 6.20% or 0.500 points to end at 7.560 and Anadolu Cam Sanayi AS (IS:ANACM) was down 3.30% or 0.100 points to 2.930.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Istanbul Stock Exchange by 189 to 154 and 64 ended unchanged.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 1.83% or 22.00 to $1221.20 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December rose 2.09% or 1.18 to hit $57.64 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract rose 1.91% or 1.27 to trade at $67.89 a barrel.
USD/TRY was down 0.11% to 5.3463, while EUR/TRY rose 0.44% to 6.0966.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.41% at 96.39.