Investing.com – Turkey stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Basic Metals, Holdings & Investments and Food & Beverages sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 added 1.92% to hit a new 3-months high.
The best performers of the session on the BIST 100 were Eregli Demir Celik (IS:EREGL), which rose 5.29% or 0.200 points to trade at 3.980 at the close. Meanwhile, Bizim Magazalari (IS:BIZIM) added 4.38% or 0.68 points to end at 16.20 and Adel Kalemcilik (IS:ADEL) was up 4.35% or 2.70 points to 64.70 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Ihlas Holding (IS:IHLAS), which fell 4.35% or 0.010 points to trade at 0.220 at the close. Fenerbahce Futbol (IS:FENER) declined 2.49% or 1.12 points to end at 43.92 and Metro Holding (IS:METRO) was down 1.52% or 0.010 points to 0.650.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Istanbul Stock Exchange by 213 to 111 and 86 ended unchanged.
Gold for April delivery was down 1.07% or 13.50 to $1251.50 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in April unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 to hit $40.20 a barrel, while the May Brent oil contract fell 0.58% or 0.24 to trade at $41.30 a barrel.
USD/TRY was up 0.77% to 2.8635, while EUR/TRY rose 0.35% to 3.2276.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.32% at 95.07.