Investing.com – Turkey equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Information Technology, Transport and Wholesale & Retail Trade sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 added 0.12% to hit a new 1-month low.
The biggest gainers of the session on the BIST 100 were Netas Telekomunikasyon AS (IS:NETAS), which rose 9.00% or 1.11 points to trade at 13.45 at the close. Torunlar Gayrimenkul Yatirim Ortakligi AS (IS:TRGYO) added 4.31% or 0.27 points to end at 6.53 and Bizim Toptan Satis Magazalari AS (IS:BIZIM) was up 2.39% or 0.27 points to 11.55 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Ipek Dogal Enerji Kaynaklari Arastirma ve Uretim AS (IS:IPEKE), which lost 3.75% or 0.210 points to trade at 5.390 in late trade. Banvit Bandirma Vitaminli Yem Sanayi AS (IS:BANVT) declined 3.72% or 0.740 points to end at 19.160 and Koza Anadolu Metal Madencilik Isletmeleri AS (IS:KOZAA) shed 3.43% or 0.240 points to 6.760.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 211 to 135 and 56 ended unchanged on the Istanbul Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.38% or 4.91 to $1299.71 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in November fell 0.08% or 0.04 to hit $50.51 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract rose 0.34% or 0.19 to trade at $56.62 a barrel.
USD/TRY was down 0.34% to 3.4904, while EUR/TRY fell 0.15% to 4.1773.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.14% at 91.84.