Investing.com – Turkey stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Food & Beverages, Sports and Non-Metal Mineral Products sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 gained 0.22% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the BIST 100 were Anadolu Efes (IS:AEFES), which rose 6.16% or 1.21 points to trade at 20.84 at the close. Meanwhile, Trabzonspor Sportif (IS:TSPOR) added 3.63% or 0.130 points to end at 3.710 and Nurol Gmyo (IS:NUGYO) was up 2.71% or 0.120 points to 4.540 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Gozde Girisim (IS:GOZDE), which fell 2.25% or 0.060 points to trade at 2.610 at the close. Logo Yazilim (IS:LOGO) declined 2.10% or 1.100 points to end at 51.250 and Kordsa Global (IS:KORDS) was down 2.05% or 0.13 points to 6.21.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Istanbul Stock Exchange by 170 to 152 and 87 ended unchanged.
Gold for August delivery was up 0.60% or 8.05 to $1343.35 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August fell 3.87% or 1.81 to hit $44.99 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract fell 4.02% or 1.95 to trade at $46.52 a barrel.
USD/TRY was up 0.62% to 2.9049, while EUR/TRY rose 1.09% to 3.2287.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.40% at 96.16.