Investing.com – Turkey stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic, Leasing & Factoring and Telecoms sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 added 0.96%.
The best performers of the session on the BIST 100 were Global Yatirim Holding AS (IS:GLYHO), which rose 7.59% or 0.230 points to trade at 3.260 at the close. Meanwhile, Tekfen Holding AS (IS:TKFEN) added 5.24% or 0.48 points to end at 9.64 and Turkiye Petrol Rafinerileri AS (IS:TUPRS) was up 5.15% or 4.50 points to 91.80 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Deva Holding AS (IS:DEVA), which fell 4.19% or 0.180 points to trade at 4.120 at the close. Cimsa Cimento Sanayi ve Ticaret AS (IS:CIMSA) declined 2.00% or 0.30 points to end at 14.69 and Yazicilar Holding AS (IS:YAZIC) was down 1.13% or 0.26 points to 22.82.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Istanbul Stock Exchange by 195 to 139 and 69 ended unchanged.
Shares in Global Yatirim Holding AS (IS:GLYHO) rose to all time highs; gaining 7.59% or 0.230 to 3.260. Shares in Tekfen Holding AS (IS:TKFEN) rose to all time highs; gaining 5.24% or 0.48 to 9.64. Shares in Turkiye Petrol Rafinerileri AS (IS:TUPRS) rose to all time highs; gaining 5.15% or 4.50 to 91.80.
Gold Futures for June delivery was up 0.05% or 0.59 to $1229.19 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June rose 1.65% or 0.75 to hit $46.27 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract rose 1.53% or 0.74 to trade at $49.12 a barrel.
USD/TRY was down 0.20% to 3.5461, while EUR/TRY fell 0.16% to 3.9001.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.08% at 98.53.