Investing.com – Turkey stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Leasing & Factoring, Banking and Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 added 0.94%.
The best performers of the session on the BIST 100 were Park Elektrik Uretim Madencilik Sanayi ve Ticaret AS (IS:PRKME), which rose 6.35% or 0.160 points to trade at 2.680 at the close. Meanwhile, Koza Anadolu Metal Madencilik Isletmeleri AS (IS:KOZAA) added 5.76% or 0.440 points to end at 8.080 and Anel Elektrik Proje Taahhut ve Ticaret AS (IS:ANELE) was up 5.56% or 0.090 points to 1.710 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Yazicilar Holding AS (IS:AGHOL), which fell 3.46% or 0.43 points to trade at 11.98 at the close. TAV Havalimanlari Holding (IS:TAVHL) declined 3.33% or 0.78 points to end at 22.64 and Coca-Cola Icecek AS (IS:CCOLA) was down 3.00% or 0.96 points to 31.04.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Istanbul Stock Exchange by 222 to 125 and 59 ended unchanged.
Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.62% or 7.70 to $1251.30 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January rose 4.58% or 2.36 to hit $53.85 a barrel, while the February Brent oil contract rose 5.34% or 3.21 to trade at $63.27 a barrel.
USD/TRY was down 1.04% to 5.2839, while EUR/TRY fell 0.98% to 6.0235.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.14% at 96.625.