Investing.com – Turkey equities were higher at the close on Thursday, as gains in the Sports, Telecoms and Banking sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 rose 1.33%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the BIST 100 were Trabzonspor Sportif Yatirim ve Futbol Isletmeciligi Ticaret AS (IS:TSPOR), which rose 10.00% or 0.10 points to trade at 1.10 at the close. Margun Enerji Uretim Sanayi ve Ticaret AS (IS:MAGEN) added 9.92% or 1.91 points to end at 21.16 and Smart Gunes Enerjisi Teknolojileri Arastirma Gelistirme Uretim Sanayi ve Ticaret (IS:SMRTG) was up 8.02% or 3.26 points to 43.90 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Tekfen Holding AS (IS:TKFEN), which lost 9.99% or 7.20 points to trade at 64.85 in late trade. LDR Turizm AS (IS:LIDER) declined 9.97% or 16.40 points to end at 148.10 and Anadolu Efes Biracilik ve Malt Sanayi AS (IS:AEFES) shed 9.81% or 18.80 points to 172.80.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 344 to 218 and 22 ended unchanged on the Istanbul Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.91% or 24.14 to $2,665.14 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in February rose 2.47% or 1.77 to hit $73.49 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract rose 2.28% or 1.70 to trade at $76.34 a barrel.
USD/TRY was down 0.18% to 35.29, while EUR/TRY fell 0.64% to 36.38.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.59% at 108.93.