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 added 2.67% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the were Kontrolmatik Teknoloji Enerji ve Mu (IS:), which rose 9.35% or 4.32 points to trade at 50.50 at the close. Meanwhile, Yapi ve Kredi Bankasi AS (IS:) added 7.19% or 1.70 points to end at 25.34 and Mia Teknoloji AS (IS:) was up 6.52% or 2.76 points to 45.08 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Ulker Biskuvi Sanayi AS (IS:), which fell 7.05% or 8.80 points to trade at 116.10 at the close. Katilimevim Tasarruf Finansman AS (IS:) declined 2.57% or 1.45 points to end at 55.00 and Tekfen Holding AS (IS:) was down 1.73% or 1.25 points to 70.80.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Istanbul Stock Exchange by 464 to 103 and 13 ended unchanged.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.22% or 5.90 to $2,699.90 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December fell 2.93% or 2.12 to hit $70.24 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract fell 2.59% or 1.96 to trade at $73.67 a barrel.
USD/TRY was up 0.47% to 34.38, while EUR/TRY fell 0.07% to 36.95.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.25% at 104.63.
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