Turkey stocks higher at close of trade; BIST 100 up 0.09%

Investing.com – Turkey stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Transport , Non-Metal Mineral Products and Technology sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 gained 0.09%.

The best performers of the session on the BIST 100 were ENKA Insaat ve Sanayi AS (IS:ENKAI ), which rose 3.90% or 1.84 points to trade at 49.08 at the close. Meanwhile, Coca-Cola Icecek AS (IS:CCOLA ) added 3.31% or 1.95 points to end at 60.80 and AG Anadolu Group Holding (IS:AGHOL ) was up 2.88% or 9.25 points to 330.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Turkiye Vakiflar Bankasi TAO (IS:VAKBN ), which fell 4.71% or 0.94 points to trade at 19.01 at the close. Turkiye Halk Bankasi (IS:HALKB ) declined 2.98% or 0.48 points to end at 15.65 and Eczacibasi Yatirim Holding Ortakligi AS (IS:ECZYT ) was down 2.63% or 5.20 points to 192.60.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Istanbul Stock Exchange by 286 to 266 and 23 ended unchanged.

Shares in ENKA Insaat ve Sanayi AS (IS:ENKAI ) rose to all time highs; rising 3.90% or 1.84 to 49.08. Shares in Eczacibasi Yatirim Holding Ortakligi AS (IS:ECZYT ) fell to 52-week lows; down 2.63% or 5.20 to 192.60.

Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.42% or 10.65 to $2,542.25 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October fell 0.93% or 0.70 to hit $74.83 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract fell 0.99% or 0.78 to trade at $77.88 a barrel.

USD/TRY was up 0.17% to 34.06, while EUR/TRY fell 0.42% to 37.90.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.41% at 100.87.

Source: Investing.com