Investing.com – Turkey stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Real Estate Investments, Technology and Non-Metal Mineral Products sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 rose 0.64%.
The best performers of the session on the BIST 100 were Ihlas Holding (IS:IHLAS), which rose 4.35% or 0.010 points to trade at 0.230 at the close. Meanwhile, Eczacibasi Yatirim (IS:ECZYT) added 4.26% or 0.41 points to end at 10.03 and Emlak Konut Gmyo (IS:EKGYO) was up 3.70% or 0.100 points to 2.800 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Afyon Cimento (IS:AFYON), which fell 3.82% or 5.00 points to trade at 126.00 at the close. Migros Ticaret (IS:MGROS) declined 2.58% or 0.55 points to end at 20.75 and Tumosan Motor Ve Traktor (IS:TMSN) was down 2.17% or 0.150 points to 6.770.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Istanbul Stock Exchange by 241 to 164 and 10 ended unchanged.
Shares in Ihlas Holding (IS:IHLAS) rose to 5-year lows; gaining 4.35% or 0.010 to 0.230.
Gold for August delivery was up 0.04% or 0.50 to $1202.50 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August fell 2.04% or 1.24 to hit $59.58 a barrel, while the August Brent oil contract fell 2.54% or 1.64 to trade at $62.62 a barrel.
USD/TRY was down 0.54% to 2.6976, while EUR/TRY fell 0.77% to 3.0587.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.22% at 94.42.