Investing.com – Turkey stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Sports, Textile & Leather and Food & Beverages sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 added 0.51% to hit a new 6-months high.
The best performers of the session on the BIST 100 were Besiktas Futbol Yat. (IS:BJKAS), which rose 8.33% or 0.350 points to trade at 4.550 at the close. Meanwhile, Gozde Girisim (IS:GOZDE) added 5.43% or 0.100 points to end at 1.940 and Gsd Holding (IS:GSDHO) was up 5.00% or 0.030 points to 0.630 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Afyon Cimento (IS:AFYON), which fell 4.13% or 0.40 points to trade at 9.28 at the close. Alarko Gmyo (IS:ALGYO) declined 3.82% or 1.62 points to end at 40.78 and Bagfas (IS:BAGFS) was down 2.27% or 0.25 points to 10.75.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Istanbul Stock Exchange by 189 to 150 and 70 ended unchanged.
Shares in Gsd Holding (IS:GSDHO) rose to 52-week highs; up 5.00% or 0.030 to 0.630.
Gold for February delivery was up 0.17% or 2.05 to $1214.95 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in February fell 1.89% or 0.99 to hit $51.49 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract fell 1.89% or 1.05 to trade at $54.42 a barrel.
USD/TRY was up 0.16% to 3.7676, while EUR/TRY fell 0.01% to 4.0275.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.33% at 100.59.