Investing.com – Turkey stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Istanbul, the rose 0.60% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the were Vestel Elektronik Sanayi ve Ticaret AS (IS:), which rose 8.78% or 5.60 points to trade at 69.40 at the close. Meanwhile, Tofas Turk Otomobil Fabrikasi AS (IS:) added 6.74% or 13.30 points to end at 210.50 and Can2 Termik AS (IS:) was up 5.73% or 0.09 points to 1.66 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Papilon Savunma Guvenlik Sistemleri (IS:), which fell 4.49% or 0.71 points to trade at 15.10 at the close. Cw Enerji Muhendislik Ticaret ve Sanayi AS (IS:) declined 3.13% or 0.82 points to end at 25.34 and Katilimevim Tasarruf Finansman AS (IS:) was down 2.99% or 1.80 points to 58.35.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Istanbul Stock Exchange by 305 to 253 and 19 ended unchanged.
Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.45% or 12.09 to $2,679.99 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January fell 0.07% or 0.05 to hit $69.89 a barrel, while the February Brent oil contract fell 0.08% or 0.06 to trade at $73.56 a barrel.
USD/TRY was up 0.12% to 34.75, while EUR/TRY rose 0.20% to 36.61.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.06% at 106.27.
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