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 1.13%.
The best performers of the session on the were Turkiye Sinai Kalkinma Bankasi AS (IS:), which rose 5.10% or 0.65 points to trade at 13.39 at the close. Meanwhile, Turkiye Sigorta AS (IS:) added 4.77% or 0.79 points to end at 17.34 and Kaleseramik Canakkale Kalebodur Seramik Sanayi AS (IS:) was up 4.37% or 1.50 points to 35.82 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Sekerbank TAS (IS:), which fell 3.79% or 0.18 points to trade at 4.57 at the close. Oyak Cimento Fabrikalari AS (IS:) declined 3.79% or 1.00 points to end at 25.42 and Anadolu Efes Biracilik ve Malt Sanayi AS (IS:) was down 3.61% or 6.20 points to 165.70.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Istanbul Stock Exchange by 295 to 260 and 28 ended unchanged.
Shares in Turkiye Sinai Kalkinma Bankasi AS (IS:) rose to all time highs; up 5.10% or 0.65 to 13.39.
Gold Futures for February delivery was down 0.06% or 1.61 to $2,749.29 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March fell 0.55% or 0.43 to hit $77.42 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract fell 0.62% or 0.50 to trade at $80.79 a barrel.
USD/TRY was up 0.36% to 35.56, while EUR/TRY rose 0.53% to 36.68.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.01% at 108.81.
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