Investing.com – Turkey equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Wood, Paper & Printing, Electricity and Basic Metals sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 added 0.39%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the BIST 100 were Koza Altin Isletmeleri AS (IS:KOZAL), which rose 4.67% or 1.38 points to trade at 30.96 at the close. Ipek Dogal Enerji Kaynaklari Arastirma ve Uretim AS (IS:IPEKE) added 4.56% or 0.250 points to end at 5.730 and Tat Gida Sanayi AS (IS:TATGD) was up 3.98% or 0.220 points to 5.750 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Aygaz AS (IS:AYGAZ), which lost 3.60% or 0.57 points to trade at 15.27 in late trade. Turkiye Sinai Kalkinma Bankasi AS (IS:TSKB) declined 2.10% or 0.030 points to end at 1.400 and Vestel Beyaz Esya Sanayi ve Ticaret AS (IS:VESBE) shed 1.84% or 0.190 points to 10.140.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 198 to 153 and 51 ended unchanged on the Istanbul Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.40% or 5.30 to $1315.90 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 1.74% or 0.87 to hit $50.77 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract rose 1.87% or 1.03 to trade at $56.17 a barrel.
USD/TRY was down 0.49% to 3.4710, while EUR/TRY fell 0.44% to 4.1664.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.11% at 91.52.