Investing.com – Turkey stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Istanbul, the gained 1.46% to hit a new 3-months high.
The best performers of the session on the were AG Anadolu Group Holding (IS:), which rose 6.91% or 23.25 points to trade at 359.75 at the close. Meanwhile, Anadolu Efes Biracilik ve Malt Sanayi AS (IS:) added 6.76% or 14.40 points to end at 227.40 and Sekerbank TAS (IS:) was up 6.32% or 0.29 points to 4.88 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Europower Enerji ve Otomasyon Teknolojileri Sanayi Ticaret AS (IS:), which fell 2.94% or 1.08 points to trade at 35.60 at the close. Kaleseramik Canakkale Kalebodur Seramik Sanayi AS (IS:) declined 2.21% or 0.80 points to end at 35.40 and Emlak Konut Gayrimenkul Yatirim Ortakligi AS (IS:) was down 2.09% or 0.28 points to 13.10.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Istanbul Stock Exchange by 385 to 170 and 26 ended unchanged.
Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.48% or 12.64 to $2,661.04 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January fell 1.83% or 1.25 to hit $67.05 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 0.29% to 34.78, while EUR/TRY rose 0.05% to 36.77.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.27% at 105.99.
