Investing.com – Turkey equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Leasing & Factoring, Food & Beverages and Banking sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 added 1.46% to hit a new 3-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the BIST 100 were AG Anadolu Group Holding (IS:AGHOL), which rose 6.91% or 23.25 points to trade at 359.75 at the close. Anadolu Efes Biracilik ve Malt Sanayi AS (IS:AEFES) added 6.76% or 14.40 points to end at 227.40 and Sekerbank TAS (IS:SKBNK) was up 6.32% or 0.29 points to 4.88 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Europower Enerji ve Otomasyon Teknolojileri Sanayi Ticaret AS (IS:EUPWR), which lost 2.94% or 1.08 points to trade at 35.60 in late trade. Kaleseramik Canakkale Kalebodur Seramik Sanayi AS (IS:KLSER) declined 2.21% or 0.80 points to end at 35.40 and Emlak Konut Gayrimenkul Yatirim Ortakligi AS (IS:EKGYO) shed 2.09% or 0.28 points to 13.10.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 385 to 170 and 26 ended unchanged on the Istanbul Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.48% or 12.84 to $2,661.24 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in January fell 1.82% or 1.24 to hit $67.06 a barrel, while the February Brent oil contract fell 1.64% or 1.18 to trade at $70.91 a barrel.
USD/TRY was up 0.34% to 34.79, while EUR/TRY rose 0.06% to 36.78.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.27% at 105.99.