Investing.com – Turkey equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Metal Products & Machinery, Tourism and Food & Beverages sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 gained 0.94%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the BIST 100 were Ege Endustri (IS:EGEEN), which rose 6.75% or 16.60 points to trade at 262.50 at the close. Anadolu Cam (IS:ANACM) added 5.13% or 0.140 points to end at 2.870 and Deva Holding (IS:DEVA) was up 4.05% or 0.140 points to 3.600 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Halk Gmyo (IS:HLGYO), which lost 2.17% or 0.020 points to trade at 0.900 in late trade. Ayen Enerji (IS:AYEN) declined 2.11% or 0.100 points to end at 4.630 and Hurriyet Gzt. (IS:HURGZ) shed 1.32% or 0.010 points to 0.750.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 224 to 108 and 75 ended unchanged on the Istanbul Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Gold for February delivery was down 0.44% or 5.25 to $1176.05 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in February fell 0.33% or 0.18 to hit $53.58 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract fell 0.58% or 0.33 to trade at $56.56 a barrel.
USD/TRY was up 0.92% to 3.6261, while EUR/TRY rose 0.67% to 3.8353.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.41% at 101.81.