Investing.com – Turkey equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic, Basic Metals and Textile & Leather sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 gained 0.25% to hit a new 1-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the BIST 100 were Turkiye Petrol Rafinerileri AS (IS:TUPRS), which rose 5.34% or 6.20 points to trade at 122.20 at the close. SASA Polyester Sanayi AS (IS:SASA) added 4.15% or 0.420 points to end at 10.530 and ODAS Elektrik Uretim Sanayi Ticaret AS (IS:ODAS) was up 4.15% or 0.230 points to 5.770 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Tekfen Holding AS (IS:TKFEN), which lost 3.48% or 0.55 points to trade at 15.26 in late trade. Anel Elektrik Proje Taahhut ve Ticaret AS (IS:ANELE) declined 2.79% or 0.090 points to end at 3.140 and Netas Telekomunikasyon AS (IS:NETAS) shed 2.60% or 0.41 points to 15.36.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 191 to 164 and 50 ended unchanged on the Istanbul Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.25% or 3.20 to $1267.40 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in February rose 0.49% or 0.28 to hit $57.84 a barrel, while the February Brent oil contract rose 0.66% or 0.42 to trade at $64.22 a barrel.
USD/TRY was down 0.29% to 3.8224, while EUR/TRY rose 0.06% to 4.5426.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.19% at 92.87.