Investing.com – Turkey stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Sports, Telecoms and Banking sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 added 1.33%.
The best performers of the session on the BIST 100 were Trabzonspor Sportif Yatirim ve Futbol Isletmeciligi Ticaret AS (IS:TSPOR), which rose 10.00% or 0.10 points to trade at 1.10 at the close. Meanwhile, Margun Enerji Uretim Sanayi ve Ticaret AS (IS:MAGEN) added 9.92% or 1.91 points to end at 21.16 and Smart Gunes Enerjisi Teknolojileri Arastirma Gelistirme Uretim Sanayi ve Ticaret (IS:SMRTG) was up 8.02% or 3.26 points to 43.90 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Tekfen Holding AS (IS:TKFEN), which fell 9.99% or 7.20 points to trade at 64.85 at the close. LDR Turizm AS (IS:LIDER) declined 9.97% or 16.40 points to end at 148.10 and Anadolu Efes Biracilik ve Malt Sanayi AS (IS:AEFES) was down 9.81% or 18.80 points to 172.80.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Istanbul Stock Exchange by 344 to 218 and 22 ended unchanged.
Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.94% or 24.71 to $2,665.71 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in February rose 2.44% or 1.75 to hit $73.47 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract rose 2.22% or 1.66 to trade at $76.30 a barrel.
USD/TRY was down 0.19% to 35.29, while EUR/TRY fell 0.64% to 36.38.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.59% at 108.93.
