Investing.com – Turkey stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Telecoms, Textile & Leather and Real Estate Investments sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 rose 0.61% to hit a new all time high.
The best performers of the session on the BIST 100 were Celebi Hava Servisi AS (IS:CLEBI), which rose 13.45% or 3.20 points to trade at 27.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Park Elektrik Uretim Madencilik Sanayi ve Ticaret AS (IS:PRKME) added 6.67% or 0.200 points to end at 3.200 and Pegasus Hava Tasimaciligi AS (IS:PGSUS) was up 4.12% or 0.710 points to 17.950 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Galatasaray Sportif Sinai ve Ticari Yatirimlar AS (IS:GSRAY), which fell 5.21% or 1.62 points to trade at 29.50 at the close. Kardemir Karabuk Demir Celik Sanayi ve Ticaret AS Class D (IS:KRDMD) declined 4.82% or 0.080 points to end at 1.580 and Ihlas Holding AS (IS:IHLAS) was down 2.44% or 0.010 points to 0.400.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Istanbul Stock Exchange by 189 to 147 and 70 ended unchanged.
Shares in Park Elektrik Uretim Madencilik Sanayi ve Ticaret AS (IS:PRKME) rose to 52-week highs; up 6.67% or 0.200 to 3.200. Shares in Pegasus Hava Tasimaciligi AS (IS:PGSUS) rose to 52-week highs; rising 4.12% or 0.710 to 17.950.
Gold Futures for June delivery was down 0.37% or 4.60 to $1250.90 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in July fell 0.60% or 0.31 to hit $51.16 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract fell 0.57% or 0.31 to trade at $53.84 a barrel.
USD/TRY was down 0.07% to 3.5718, while EUR/TRY fell 0.14% to 3.9929.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.06% at 97.34.