Investing.com – Turkey stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Technology, Leasing & Factoring and Information Technology sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 gained 0.39% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the BIST 100 were Pegasus (IS:PGSUS), which rose 6.23% or 0.830 points to trade at 14.150 at the close. Meanwhile, Aygaz (IS:AYGAZ) added 5.90% or 0.67 points to end at 12.03 and Aselsan (IS:ASELS) was up 5.13% or 0.62 points to 12.71 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Dogan Holding (IS:DOHOL), which fell 2.56% or 0.020 points to trade at 0.760 at the close. Koza Madencilik (IS:KOZAA) declined 2.28% or 0.050 points to end at 2.140 and Anadolu Efes (IS:AEFES) was down 2.16% or 0.39 points to 17.63.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Istanbul Stock Exchange by 193 to 134 and 84 ended unchanged.
Shares in Aselsan (IS:ASELS) rose to all time highs; rising 5.13% or 0.62 to 12.71.
Gold for February delivery was up 0.00% or 0.05 to $1158.15 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in February fell 0.35% or 0.19 to hit $53.58 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract fell 0.46% or 0.26 to trade at $56.59 a barrel.
USD/TRY was down 0.14% to 3.5194, while EUR/TRY rose 0.42% to 3.7142.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.51% at 102.14.