Turkey stocks higher at close of trade; BIST 100 up 0.33%

Investing.com – Turkey stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Sports , Wholesale & Retail Trade and Wood, Paper & Printing sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 rose 0.33%.

The best performers of the session on the BIST 100 were Besiktas Futbol Yatirimlari Sanayi ve Ticaret AS (IS:BJKAS ), which rose 10.00% or 0.44 points to trade at 4.84 at the close. Meanwhile, Girisim Elektrik Taahhut Ticaret & Sanayi AS (IS:GESAN ) added 5.08% or 2.32 points to end at 47.98 and Ulker Biskuvi Sanayi AS (IS:ULKER ) was up 4.45% or 4.90 points to 114.90 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Emlak Konut Gayrimenkul Yatirim Ortakligi AS (IS:EKGYO ), which fell 2.95% or 0.41 points to trade at 13.47 at the close. Tekfen Holding AS (IS:TKFEN ) declined 2.95% or 2.15 points to end at 70.85 and Kardemir Karabuk Demir Celik Sanayi ve Ticaret AS Class D (IS:KRDMD ) was down 2.65% or 0.76 points to 27.96.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Istanbul Stock Exchange by 302 to 253 and 28 ended unchanged.

Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.64% or 16.74 to $2,652.24 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in February rose 0.04% or 0.03 to hit $70.13 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract rose 0.04% or 0.03 to trade at $73.20 a barrel.

USD/TRY was down 0.05% to 35.17, while EUR/TRY rose 0.02% to 36.62.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.05% at 107.97.

Source: Investing.com