Investing.com – Turkey stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Telecoms, Banking and Leasing & Factoring sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 rose 1.90%.
The best performers of the session on the BIST 100 were Gozde Girisim Sermayesi Yatirim Ortakligi AS (IS:GOZDE), which rose 8.91% or 0.480 points to trade at 5.870 at the close. Meanwhile, Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS ORD (IS:TCELL) added 4.81% or 0.69 points to end at 15.05 and Turkiye Garanti Bankasi (IS:GARAN) was up 4.52% or 0.49 points to 11.32 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Anadolu Cam Sanayi AS (IS:ANACM), which fell 2.76% or 0.090 points to trade at 3.170 at the close. Karsan Otomotiv Sanayi ve Ticaret AS (IS:KARSN) declined 2.69% or 0.060 points to end at 2.170 and Tesco Kipa Kitle Pazarlama Ticaret Lojistik ve Gida Sanayi AS (IS:KIPA) was down 2.17% or 0.060 points to 2.710.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Istanbul Stock Exchange by 217 to 125 and 63 ended unchanged.
Shares in Gozde Girisim Sermayesi Yatirim Ortakligi AS (IS:GOZDE) rose to all time highs; rising 8.91% or 0.480 to 5.870. Shares in Turkiye Garanti Bankasi (IS:GARAN) rose to all time highs; up 4.52% or 0.49 to 11.32.
Gold Futures for February delivery was down 0.09% or 1.20 to $1335.90 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in February fell 0.05% or 0.03 to hit $63.70 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract fell 0.09% or 0.06 to trade at $69.09 a barrel.
USD/TRY was up 0.20% to 3.8038, while EUR/TRY rose 0.05% to 4.6563.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.13% at 90.35.