Investing.com – Turkey equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Transport, Basic Metals and Tourism sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 rose 0.58%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the BIST 100 were Trabzonspor Sportif Yatirim ve Futbol Isletmeciligi Ticaret AS (IS:TSPOR), which rose 5.14% or 0.110 points to trade at 2.250 at the close. ODAS Elektrik Uretim Sanayi Ticaret AS (IS:ODAS) added 4.12% or 0.290 points to end at 7.330 and Anadolu Cam Sanayi AS (IS:ANACM) was up 3.59% or 0.110 points to 3.170 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Tesco Kipa Kitle Pazarlama Ticaret Lojistik ve Gida Sanayi AS (IS:KIPA), which lost 3.87% or 0.180 points to trade at 4.470 in late trade. Alkim Alkali Kimya AS (IS:ALKIM) declined 2.33% or 0.58 points to end at 24.36 and Global Yatirim Holding AS (IS:GLYHO) shed 1.68% or 0.070 points to 4.100.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 195 to 153 and 59 ended unchanged on the Istanbul Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for April delivery was down 0.21% or 2.80 to $1329.90 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in April rose 0.64% or 0.40 to hit $63.17 a barrel, while the April Brent oil contract rose 0.68% or 0.45 to trade at $66.84 a barrel.
USD/TRY was up 0.16% to 3.7889, while EUR/TRY fell 0.21% to 4.6584.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.20% at 89.84.