Investing.com – Turkey equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Tourism, Information Technology and Banking sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 rose 0.34%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the BIST 100 were Turcas Petrol AS (IS:TRCAS), which rose 13.38% or 0.190 points to trade at 1.610 at the close. ODAS Elektrik Uretim Sanayi Ticaret AS (IS:ODAS) added 5.93% or 0.160 points to end at 2.860 and TAV Havalimanlari Holding (IS:TAVHL) was up 5.44% or 1.28 points to 24.80 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Vakif Gayrimenkul Yatirim Ortakligi AS (IS:VKGYO), which lost 7.37% or 0.160 points to trade at 2.010 in late trade. ICBC Turkey Bank AS (IS:ICBCT) declined 6.20% or 0.500 points to end at 7.560 and Anadolu Cam Sanayi AS (IS:ANACM) shed 3.30% or 0.100 points to 2.930.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 189 to 154 and 64 ended unchanged on the Istanbul Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was up 1.86% or 22.30 to $1221.50 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in December rose 2.05% or 1.16 to hit $57.62 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract rose 1.88% or 1.25 to trade at $67.87 a barrel.
USD/TRY was down 0.11% to 5.3464, while EUR/TRY rose 0.44% to 6.0971.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.42% at 96.38.