Investing.com – Turkey equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Basic Metals, Transport and Industrials sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 gained 0.10%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the BIST 100 were Kardemir Karabuk Demir Celik Sanayi ve Ticaret AS Class D (IS:KRDMD), which rose 5.21% or 0.100 points to trade at 2.020 at the close. Pegasus Hava Tasimaciligi AS (IS:PGSUS) added 4.40% or 0.940 points to end at 22.300 and Trabzonspor Sportif Yatirim ve Futbol Isletmeciligi Ticaret AS (IS:TSPOR) was up 4.32% or 0.130 points to 3.140 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Haci Omer Sabanci Holding AS (IS:SAHOL), which lost 5.24% or 0.60 points to trade at 10.84 in late trade. ODAS Elektrik Uretim Sanayi Ticaret AS (IS:ODAS) declined 2.99% or 0.170 points to end at 5.520 and Ulker Biskuvi Sanayi AS (IS:ULKER) shed 1.87% or 0.40 points to 21.00.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 215 to 125 and 67 ended unchanged on the Istanbul Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for August delivery was up 0.47% or 5.91 to $1251.41 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in September fell 1.85% or 0.87 to hit $46.05 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract fell 1.72% or 0.85 to trade at $48.45 a barrel.
USD/TRY was up 0.38% to 3.5398, while EUR/TRY rose 0.61% to 4.1278.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.26% at 93.84.