Investing.com – Turkey equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Leasing & Factoring, Basic Metals and Textile & Leather sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 added 0.10%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the BIST 100 were Yatas Yatak ve Yorgan Sanayi Ticaret AS (IS:YATAS), which rose 7.04% or 1.920 points to trade at 29.200 at the close. Anel Elektrik Proje Taahhut ve Ticaret AS (IS:ANELE) added 6.39% or 0.230 points to end at 3.830 and Cemtas Celik Makina Sanayi ve Ticaret AS (IS:CEMTS) was up 6.09% or 0.270 points to 4.700 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Ulker Biskuvi Sanayi AS (IS:ULKER), which lost 4.24% or 1.00 points to trade at 22.56 in late trade. Gozde Girisim Sermayesi Yatirim Ortakligi AS (IS:GOZDE) declined 3.98% or 0.230 points to end at 5.550 and TAV Havalimanlari Holding (IS:TAVHL) shed 3.65% or 0.88 points to 23.20.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 187 to 163 and 59 ended unchanged on the Istanbul Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for April delivery was up 0.08% or 1.00 to $1319.60 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in April fell 1.16% or 0.73 to hit $62.28 a barrel, while the May Brent oil contract fell 1.25% or 0.83 to trade at $65.69 a barrel.
USD/TRY was down 0.25% to 3.8057, while EUR/TRY fell 0.54% to 4.6440.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.28% at 90.56.