Investing.com – Turkey equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Telecoms, Wholesale & Retail Trade and Services sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 added 0.66%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the BIST 100 were Park Elektrik Uretim Madencilik Sanayi ve Ticaret AS (IS:PRKME), which rose 3.91% or 0.120 points to trade at 3.190 at the close. Turk Telekomunikasyon AS (IS:TTKOM) added 3.86% or 0.19 points to end at 5.11 and BIM Birlesik Magazalar AS (IS:BIMAS) was up 3.44% or 2.30 points to 69.10 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Tumosan Motor ve Traktor Sanayi AS (IS:TMSN), which lost 4.13% or 0.250 points to trade at 5.800 in late trade. Ihlas Holding AS (IS:IHLAS) declined 2.50% or 0.010 points to end at 0.390 and Turkiye Petrol Rafinerileri AS (IS:TUPRS) shed 2.35% or 2.60 points to 108.00.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 227 to 140 and 43 ended unchanged on the Istanbul Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for August delivery was up 0.30% or 3.80 to $1257.30 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in August rose 0.07% or 0.05 to hit $74.19 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract rose 0.28% or 0.22 to trade at $77.98 a barrel.
USD/TRY was up 0.06% to 4.6731, while EUR/TRY fell 0.07% to 5.4427.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.04% at 94.36.