Investing.com – Turkey equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Telecoms, Tourism and Banking sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 rose 0.73% to hit a new 52-week high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the BIST 100 were Anadolu Cam (IS:ANACM), which rose 4.13% or 0.130 points to trade at 3.280 at the close. Izmir Demir Celik (IS:IZMDC) added 3.33% or 0.110 points to end at 3.410 and Gsd Holding (IS:GSDHO) was up 3.28% or 0.020 points to 0.630 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Logo Yazilim (IS:LOGO), which lost 3.30% or 1.850 points to trade at 54.150 in late trade. Alarko Gmyo (IS:ALGYO) declined 2.13% or 0.92 points to end at 42.18 and Metro Holding (IS:METRO) shed 1.60% or 0.020 points to 1.230.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 209 to 123 and 72 ended unchanged on the Istanbul Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for April delivery was down 0.12% or 1.55 to $1240.05 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in March fell 0.66% or 0.35 to hit $53.01 a barrel, while the April Brent oil contract fell 0.38% or 0.21 to trade at $55.44 a barrel.
USD/TRY was down 0.72% to 3.6389, while EUR/TRY fell 1.29% to 3.8664.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.36% at 100.81.