Investing.com – Turkey stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Tourism, Transport and Food & Beverages sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 gained 0.36%.
The best performers of the session on the BIST 100 were Tekfen Holding AS (IS:TKFEN), which rose 6.21% or 1.10 points to trade at 18.82 at the close. Meanwhile, Ulker Biskuvi Sanayi AS (IS:ULKER) added 5.21% or 0.85 points to end at 17.16 and Alcatel Lucent Teletas Telekomunikasyon AS (IS:ALCTL) was up 4.47% or 0.230 points to 5.380 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Arcelik AS (IS:ARCLK), which fell 5.37% or 0.70 points to trade at 12.33 at the close. Kardemir Karabuk Demir Celik Sanayi ve Ticaret AS Class D (IS:KRDMD) declined 4.45% or 0.200 points to end at 4.290 and Koza Anadolu Metal Madencilik Isletmeleri AS (IS:KOZAA) was down 3.78% or 0.220 points to 5.600.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Istanbul Stock Exchange by 241 to 102 and 66 ended unchanged.
Shares in Tekfen Holding AS (IS:TKFEN) rose to all time highs; rising 6.21% or 1.10 to 18.82. Shares in Arcelik AS (IS:ARCLK) fell to 3-years lows; losing 5.37% or 0.70 to 12.33.
Gold Futures for August delivery was down 0.33% or 4.10 to $1242.50 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August rose 0.51% or 0.36 to hit $70.69 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract rose 0.91% or 0.68 to trade at $75.13 a barrel.
USD/TRY was down 0.50% to 4.8305, while EUR/TRY fell 0.55% to 5.6392.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.01% at 94.58.