Investing.com – Turkey stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Istanbul, the added 1.33%.
The best performers of the session on the were Trabzonspor Sportif Yatirim ve Futbol Isletmeciligi Ticaret AS (IS:), 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:) added 9.92% or 1.91 points to end at 21.16 and Smart Gunes Enerjisi Teknolojileri Arastirma Gelistirme Uretim Sanayi ve Ticaret (IS:) 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:), which fell 9.99% or 7.20 points to trade at 64.85 at the close. LDR Turizm AS (IS:) declined 9.97% or 16.40 points to end at 148.10 and Anadolu Efes Biracilik ve Malt Sanayi AS (IS:) 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.
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