Investing.com – Turkey equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Banking, Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic and Sports sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 added 1.61% to hit a new all time high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the BIST 100 were Tesco Kipa Kitle Pazarlama Ticaret Lojistik ve Gida Sanayi AS (IS:KIPA), which rose 12.50% or 0.340 points to trade at 3.060 at the close. Trabzonspor Sportif Yatirim ve Futbol Isletmeciligi Ticaret AS (IS:TSPOR) added 6.64% or 0.190 points to end at 3.050 and Otokar Otomotiv ve Savunma Sanayi AS (IS:OTKAR) was up 4.42% or 5.40 points to 127.50 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Tumosan Motor ve Traktor Sanayi AS (IS:TMSN), which lost 1.75% or 0.140 points to trade at 7.860 in late trade. Ipek Dogal Enerji Kaynaklari Arastirma ve Uretim AS (IS:IPEKE) declined 1.52% or 0.050 points to end at 3.240 and Net Turizm Ticaret ve Sanayi AS (IS:NTTUR) shed 1.41% or 0.030 points to 2.100.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 253 to 105 and 49 ended unchanged on the Istanbul Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for August delivery was down 0.12% or 1.48 to $1240.42 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in August rose 1.23% or 0.57 to hit $46.97 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract rose 1.25% or 0.61 to trade at $49.45 a barrel.
USD/TRY was down 0.01% to 3.5228, while EUR/TRY fell 0.33% to 4.0586.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.13% at 94.57.