Investing.com – Turkey stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic, Wood, Paper & Printing and Tourism sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 rose 0.68%.
The best performers of the session on the BIST 100 were Turkiye Petrol Rafinerileri AS (IS:TUPRS), which rose 5.65% or 6.60 points to trade at 123.50 at the close. Meanwhile, Kardemir Karabuk Demir Celik Sanayi ve Ticaret AS Class D (IS:KRDMD) added 5.11% or 0.120 points to end at 2.470 and Global Yatirim Holding AS (IS:GLYHO) was up 4.82% or 0.170 points to 3.700 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Banvit Bandirma Vitaminli Yem Sanayi AS (IS:BANVT), which fell 3.51% or 0.840 points to trade at 23.100 at the close. Park Elektrik Uretim Madencilik Sanayi ve Ticaret AS (IS:PRKME) declined 2.99% or 0.120 points to end at 3.890 and Logo Yazilim Sanayi ve Ticaret AS (IS:LOGO) was down 2.06% or 1.200 points to 57.000.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Istanbul Stock Exchange by 233 to 126 and 48 ended unchanged.
Shares in Turkiye Petrol Rafinerileri AS (IS:TUPRS) rose to all time highs; up 5.65% or 6.60 to 123.50. Shares in Kardemir Karabuk Demir Celik Sanayi ve Ticaret AS Class D (IS:KRDMD) rose to all time highs; rising 5.11% or 0.120 to 2.470.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.03% or 0.45 to $1344.95 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October rose 1.44% or 0.70 to hit $49.36 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract rose 1.52% or 0.81 to trade at $54.19 a barrel.
USD/TRY was down 0.32% to 3.4280, while EUR/TRY fell 0.12% to 4.0933.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.28% at 92.02.