Investing.com – Turkey stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Wood, Paper & Printing, Telecoms and Information Technology sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 added 0.37% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the BIST 100 were Bagfas (IS:BAGFS), which rose 6.11% or 0.58 points to trade at 10.08 at the close. Meanwhile, Hurriyet Gzt. (IS:HURGZ) added 5.71% or 0.040 points to end at 0.740 and Dogan Holding (IS:DOHOL) was up 5.41% or 0.040 points to 0.780 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Alarko Gmyo (IS:ALGYO), which fell 1.85% or 0.68 points to trade at 36.04 at the close. Gsd Holding (IS:GSDHO) declined 1.79% or 0.010 points to end at 0.550 and Pegasus (IS:PGSUS) was down 1.62% or 0.220 points to 13.320.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Istanbul Stock Exchange by 222 to 109 and 77 ended unchanged.
Gold for February delivery was up 0.85% or 9.65 to $1150.55 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in February rose 0.04% or 0.02 to hit $54.08 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract rose 0.42% or 0.24 to trade at $57.20 a barrel.
USD/TRY was down 0.58% to 3.5191, while EUR/TRY rose 0.16% to 3.6926.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.48% at 102.74.