Investing.com – Turkey stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Tourism, Telecoms and Non-Metal Mineral Products sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 gained 0.99%.
The best performers of the session on the BIST 100 were Yazicilar Holding AS (IS:AGHOL), which rose 6.79% or 1.64 points to trade at 25.78 at the close. Meanwhile, Trakya Cam Sanayi AS (IS:TRKCM) added 5.26% or 0.240 points to end at 4.800 and Dogus Otomotiv Servis ve Ticaret AS (IS:DOAS) was up 3.94% or 0.33 points to 8.71 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Turkiye Halk Bankasi (IS:HALKB), which fell 3.47% or 0.38 points to trade at 10.57 at the close. ODAS Elektrik Uretim Sanayi Ticaret AS (IS:ODAS) declined 1.35% or 0.090 points to end at 6.600 and Aksa Enerji Uretim AS (IS:AKSEN) was down 1.12% or 0.050 points to 4.410.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Istanbul Stock Exchange by 284 to 73 and 47 ended unchanged.
Shares in Yazicilar Holding AS (IS:AGHOL) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 6.79% or 1.64 to 25.78. Shares in Trakya Cam Sanayi AS (IS:TRKCM) rose to all time highs; rising 5.26% or 0.240 to 4.800.
Gold Futures for February delivery was down 0.13% or 1.70 to $1319.90 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in February fell 1.37% or 0.85 to hit $61.16 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract fell 0.97% or 0.66 to trade at $67.41 a barrel.
USD/TRY was down 0.29% to 3.7370, while EUR/TRY fell 0.54% to 4.4996.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.14% at 91.73.