Investing.com – Turkey equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Food & Beverages, Sports and Non-Metal Mineral Products sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 gained 0.22% to hit a new 1-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the BIST 100 were Anadolu Efes (IS:AEFES), which rose 6.16% or 1.21 points to trade at 20.84 at the close. Trabzonspor Sportif (IS:TSPOR) added 3.63% or 0.130 points to end at 3.710 and Nurol Gmyo (IS:NUGYO) was up 2.71% or 0.120 points to 4.540 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Gozde Girisim (IS:GOZDE), which lost 2.25% or 0.060 points to trade at 2.610 in late trade. Logo Yazilim (IS:LOGO) declined 2.10% or 1.100 points to end at 51.250 and Kordsa Global (IS:KORDS) shed 2.05% or 0.13 points to 6.21.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 170 to 152 and 87 ended unchanged on the Istanbul Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Gold for August delivery was up 0.60% or 8.05 to $1343.35 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in August fell 3.87% or 1.81 to hit $44.99 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract fell 4.06% or 1.97 to trade at $46.50 a barrel.
USD/TRY was up 0.62% to 2.9049, while EUR/TRY rose 1.09% to 3.2288.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.40% at 96.16.