Investing.com – Turkey stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Sports, Non-Metal Mineral Products and Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 gained 0.25%.
The best performers of the session on the BIST 100 were Trabzonspor Sportif Yatirim ve Futbol Isletmeciligi Ticaret AS (IS:TSPOR), which rose 9.17% or 0.10 points to trade at 1.19 at the close. Meanwhile, Oyak Cimento Fabrikalari AS (IS:OYAKC) added 3.68% or 0.90 points to end at 25.38 and Fenerbahce Futbol AS (IS:FENER) was up 2.48% or 1.12 points to 46.30 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Sekerbank TAS (IS:SKBNK), which fell 9.93% or 0.55 points to trade at 4.99 at the close. Baticim Bati Anadolu Cimento Sanayi AS (IS:BTCIM) declined 4.18% or 0.17 points to end at 3.90 and Batisoke Soke Cimento Sanayi TAS (IS:BSOKE) was down 2.98% or 0.31 points to 10.09.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Istanbul Stock Exchange by 322 to 237 and 22 ended unchanged.
Shares in Oyak Cimento Fabrikalari AS (IS:OYAKC) rose to all time highs; up 3.68% or 0.90 to 25.38. Shares in Batisoke Soke Cimento Sanayi TAS (IS:BSOKE) fell to 52-week lows; down 2.98% or 0.31 to 10.09.
Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.80% or 21.51 to $2,703.81 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March rose 1.69% or 1.29 to hit $77.66 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract rose 1.28% or 1.02 to trade at $80.94 a barrel.
USD/TRY was down 0.02% to 35.46, while EUR/TRY rose 0.33% to 36.66.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.46% at 108.61.
