Investing.com – Turkey equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Tourism, Basic Metals and Textile & Leather sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 gained 0.64% to hit a new 52-week high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the BIST 100 were Ihlas Holding (IS:IHLAS), which rose 8.33% or 0.030 points to trade at 0.390 at the close. Izmir Demir Celik (IS:IZMDC) added 6.10% or 0.180 points to end at 3.130 and Turkiye Vakiflar Bankasi TAO (IS:VAKBN) was up 3.87% or 0.190 points to 5.100 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Tat Konserve (IS:TATGD), which lost 3.13% or 0.230 points to trade at 7.130 in late trade. Bim Magazalar (IS:BIMAS) declined 2.04% or 1.10 points to end at 52.75 and Anadolu Efes (IS:AEFES) shed 1.79% or 0.38 points to 20.82.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 221 to 107 and 75 ended unchanged on the Istanbul Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for April delivery was down 0.57% or 6.95 to $1204.45 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in March rose 1.14% or 0.60 to hit $53.41 a barrel, while the April Brent oil contract rose 1.37% or 0.76 to trade at $56.34 a barrel.
USD/TRY was up 0.25% to 3.7826, while EUR/TRY fell 0.15% to 4.0690.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.31% at 99.84.