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 2.26%.
The best performers of the session on the were Eregli Demir ve Celik Fabrikalari TAS (IS:), which rose 7.02% or 3.60 points to trade at 54.90 at the close. Meanwhile, Emlak Konut Gayrimenkul Yatirim Ortakligi AS (IS:) added 6.49% or 0.63 points to end at 10.33 and Haci Omer Sabanci Holding AS (IS:) was up 6.49% or 6.10 points to 100.10 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Enerya Enerji AS (IS:), which fell 4.49% or 8.90 points to trade at 189.50 at the close. Ard Grup Bilisim Teknolojileri AS (IS:) declined 2.51% or 0.90 points to end at 34.98 and Agrotech Yuksek Teknoloji ve Yatirim AS (IS:) was down 2.37% or 0.33 points to 13.61.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Istanbul Stock Exchange by 301 to 256 and 12 ended unchanged.
Shares in Eregli Demir ve Celik Fabrikalari TAS (IS:) rose to all time highs; gaining 7.02% or 3.60 to 54.90.
Gold Futures for August delivery was up 1.63% or 38.00 to $2,371.40 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August fell 0.10% or 0.08 to hit $82.73 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract fell 0.03% or 0.03 to trade at $86.21 a barrel.
USD/TRY was unchanged 0.00% to 32.55, while EUR/TRY rose 0.48% to 35.15.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.47% at 104.91.
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