Investing.com – Stocks in Turkey were higher after Wednesday’s close as gains in the , and sectors pushed stocks higher.
At the close in Istanbul, the price rose by 2.52%.
The best performers of the session on the were Yapi ve Kredi Bankasi AS (IS:), which rose 8.37% or 2.38 points to trade at 30.80 at the close. In the meantime, Akbank TAS (IS:) added 7.97% or 4.80 points to end at 65.05 and Turkiye Garanti Bankasi (IS:) rose 5.38% or 6.80 points to 133.30 in late trading.
The worst performers of the session were Katilimevim Tasarruf Finansman AS (IS:), which fell 4.95% or 2.75 points to trade at 52.75 at the close. Papilon Savunma Guvenlik Sistemleri (IS:) fell 2.21% or 0.29 points to end at 12.82 and Oyak Cimento Fabrikalari AS (IS:) fell 2.17% or 0.52 points to 23.40.
Rising stocks outpaced falling stocks on the Istanbul Stock Exchange by 437 to 123 and 22 ended unchanged.
Shares in Turkiye Garanti Bankasi (IS:) rose to record highs; gain of 5.38% or 6.80 to 133.30.
February gold futures were unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 at $2,633.50 per troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, crude oil for February delivery fell 0.09% or 0.06 to $70.10 per barrel, while the March Brent oil contract rose 1.24% or 0.90 to $73.22 per barrel. barrel.
USD/TRY rose 1.18% to 35.20, while EUR/TRY rose 1.33% to 36.65.
US Dollar Index Futures were up 0.18% at 108.00.
