Investing.com – Turkey stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Wholesale & Retail Trade, Basic Metals and Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 added 0.61%.
The best performers of the session on the BIST 100 were Mavi Giyim Sanayi Ve Ticaret AS (IS:MAVI), which rose 5.48% or 2.30 points to trade at 44.30 at the close. Meanwhile, Petkim Petrokimya Holding AS (IS:PETKM) added 5.10% or 0.250 points to end at 5.150 and Kordsa Global Endustriyel Iplik ve Kord Bezi Sanayi ve Ticaret AS (IS:KORDS) was up 4.95% or 0.33 points to 6.99 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were ICBC Turkey Bank AS (IS:ICBCT), which fell 7.80% or 0.460 points to trade at 5.440 at the close. SASA Polyester Sanayi AS (IS:SASA) declined 5.54% or 0.540 points to end at 9.210 and TAV Havalimanlari Holding (IS:TAVHL) was down 4.82% or 1.06 points to 20.94.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Istanbul Stock Exchange by 197 to 144 and 61 ended unchanged.
Gold Futures for June delivery was down 0.09% or 1.20 to $1289.10 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June fell 0.35% or 0.25 to hit $71.06 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract fell 0.29% or 0.23 to trade at $78.20 a barrel.
USD/TRY was down 0.68% to 4.4173, while EUR/TRY fell 1.13% to 5.2072.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.26% at 93.38.