Turkey stocks higher at close of trade; BIST 100 up 2.67%

Investing.com – Turkey stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Banking , Information Technology and Financials sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 added 2.67% to hit a new 1-month high.

The best performers of the session on the BIST 100 were Kontrolmatik Teknoloji Enerji ve Mu (IS:KONTR ), which rose 9.35% or 4.32 points to trade at 50.50 at the close. Meanwhile, Yapi ve Kredi Bankasi AS (IS:YKBNK ) added 7.19% or 1.70 points to end at 25.34 and Mia Teknoloji AS (IS:MIATK ) was up 6.52% or 2.76 points to 45.08 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Ulker Biskuvi Sanayi AS (IS:ULKER ), which fell 7.05% or 8.80 points to trade at 116.10 at the close. Katilimevim Tasarruf Finansman AS (IS:KTLEV ) declined 2.57% or 1.45 points to end at 55.00 and Tekfen Holding AS (IS:TKFEN ) was down 1.73% or 1.25 points to 70.80.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Istanbul Stock Exchange by 464 to 103 and 13 ended unchanged.

Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.22% or 5.90 to $2,699.90 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December fell 2.93% or 2.12 to hit $70.24 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract fell 2.59% or 1.96 to trade at $73.67 a barrel.

USD/TRY was up 0.47% to 34.38, while EUR/TRY fell 0.07% to 36.95.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.25% at 104.63.

Source: Investing.com