Investing.com – Turkey equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic, Wood, Paper & Printing and Banking sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 rose 1.94% to hit a new 1-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the BIST 100 were Turkiye Petrol Rafinerileri AS (IS:TUPRS), which rose 5.60% or 7.20 points to trade at 135.70 at the close. Tumosan Motor ve Traktor Sanayi AS (IS:TMSN) added 4.58% or 0.220 points to end at 5.020 and Gozde Girisim Sermayesi Yatirim Ortakligi AS (IS:GOZDE) was up 4.00% or 0.100 points to 2.600 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Anadolu Efes Biracilik ve Malt Sanayi AS (IS:AEFES), which lost 2.56% or 0.58 points to trade at 22.08 in late trade. Ipek Dogal Enerji Kaynaklari Arastirma ve Uretim AS (IS:IPEKE) declined 2.35% or 0.120 points to end at 4.990 and Koza Anadolu Metal Madencilik Isletmeleri AS (IS:KOZAA) shed 1.98% or 0.120 points to 5.930.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 245 to 97 and 66 ended unchanged on the Istanbul Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.83% or 10.00 to $1201.30 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 0.34% or 0.24 to hit $70.56 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract rose 0.06% or 0.05 to trade at $78.75 a barrel.
USD/TRY was up 1.24% to 6.2768, while EUR/TRY rose 0.80% to 7.3734.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.42% at 93.86.