Investing.com – Turkey stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Transport, Wood, Paper & Printing and Tourism sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 gained 0.40%.
The best performers of the session on the BIST 100 were Koza Anadolu Metal Madencilik Isletmeleri AS (IS:KOZAA), which rose 9.51% or 0.660 points to trade at 7.600 at the close. Meanwhile, Kartonsan Karton Sanayi ve Ticaret AS (IS:KARTN) added 7.33% or 23.70 points to end at 347.00 and Alarko Holding AS (IS:ALARK) was up 5.58% or 0.110 points to 2.080 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Turkiye Sise ve Cam Fabrikalari AS (IS:SISE), which fell 3.34% or 0.170 points to trade at 4.920 at the close. Alarko Gayrimenkul Yatirim Ortakligi AS (IS:ALGYO) declined 3.11% or 1.54 points to end at 47.96 and Ulker Biskuvi Sanayi AS (IS:ULKER) was down 3.01% or 0.45 points to 14.50.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Istanbul Stock Exchange by 181 to 148 and 78 ended unchanged.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.37% or 4.50 to $1223.50 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January fell 6.68% or 3.65 to hit $50.98 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract fell 6.01% or 3.76 to trade at $58.84 a barrel.
USD/TRY was down 0.37% to 5.2824, while EUR/TRY fell 1.01% to 5.9960.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.20% at 96.782.