Investing.com – Turkey equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Telecoms, Banking and Leasing & Factoring sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 rose 1.90%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the BIST 100 were Gozde Girisim Sermayesi Yatirim Ortakligi AS (IS:GOZDE), which rose 8.91% or 0.480 points to trade at 5.870 at the close. Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS ORD (IS:TCELL) added 4.81% or 0.69 points to end at 15.05 and Turkiye Garanti Bankasi (IS:GARAN) was up 4.52% or 0.49 points to 11.32 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Anadolu Cam Sanayi AS (IS:ANACM), which lost 2.76% or 0.090 points to trade at 3.170 in late trade. Karsan Otomotiv Sanayi ve Ticaret AS (IS:KARSN) declined 2.69% or 0.060 points to end at 2.170 and Tesco Kipa Kitle Pazarlama Ticaret Lojistik ve Gida Sanayi AS (IS:KIPA) shed 2.17% or 0.060 points to 2.710.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 217 to 125 and 63 ended unchanged on the Istanbul Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for February delivery was down 0.09% or 1.20 to $1335.90 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in February fell 0.05% or 0.03 to hit $63.70 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract fell 0.10% or 0.07 to trade at $69.08 a barrel.
USD/TRY was up 0.20% to 3.8039, while EUR/TRY rose 0.05% to 4.6562.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.13% at 90.35.