Investing.com – Turkey equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Banking, Sports and Financials sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 added 0.36% to hit a new 1-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the BIST 100 were Mavi Giyim Sanayi Ve Ticaret AS (IS:MAVI), which rose 7.72% or 2.30 points to trade at 32.10 at the close. Trabzonspor Sportif Yatirim ve Futbol Isletmeciligi Ticaret AS (IS:TSPOR) added 6.87% or 0.090 points to end at 1.400 and Arcelik AS (IS:ARCLK) was up 5.43% or 0.70 points to 13.60 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Hurriyet Gazetecilik ve Matbaacilik AS (IS:HURGZ), which lost 5.71% or 0.060 points to trade at 0.990 in late trade. Turkiye Sise ve Cam Fabrikalari AS (IS:SISE) declined 3.65% or 0.220 points to end at 5.810 and Ford Otomotiv Sanayi AS (IS:FROTO) shed 3.24% or 2.05 points to 61.25.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 203 to 148 and 57 ended unchanged on the Istanbul Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.70% or 8.50 to $1199.70 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in October rose 0.93% or 0.64 to hit $69.23 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract rose 0.29% or 0.23 to trade at $78.41 a barrel.
USD/TRY was up 1.31% to 6.1617, while EUR/TRY rose 0.85% to 7.1830.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.31% at 94.82.