Investing.com – Turkey stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Banking, Financials and Telecoms sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 added 2.08% to hit a new all time high.
The best performers of the session on the BIST 100 were Anadolu Cam Sanayi AS (IS:ANACM), which rose 5.76% or 0.140 points to trade at 2.570 at the close. Meanwhile, Izmir Demir Celik Sanayi AS (IS:IZMDC) added 4.82% or 0.150 points to end at 3.260 and Turkiye Vakiflar Bankasi TAO (IS:VAKBN) was up 4.17% or 0.270 points to 6.740 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were SASA Polyester Sanayi AS (IS:SASA), which fell 3.29% or 0.390 points to trade at 11.480 at the close. Tesco Kipa Kitle Pazarlama Ticaret Lojistik ve Gida Sanayi AS (IS:KIPA) declined 1.13% or 0.030 points to end at 2.620 and Ipek Dogal Enerji Kaynaklari Arastirma ve Uretim AS (IS:IPEKE) was down 1.11% or 0.060 points to 5.360.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Istanbul Stock Exchange by 269 to 78 and 55 ended unchanged.
Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.37% or 4.80 to $1296.20 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in February fell 0.29% or 0.17 to hit $59.47 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract fell 0.21% or 0.14 to trade at $65.85 a barrel.
USD/TRY was down 1.12% to 3.7736, while EUR/TRY fell 0.73% to 4.5121.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.30% at 92.38.