Turkey shares higher at close of trade; BIST 100 up 0.24%

Investing.com – Turkey equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Technology, Information Technology and Telecoms sectors propelled shares higher.

At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 added 0.24%.

The biggest gainers of the session on the BIST 100 were Reeder Teknoloji Sanayi Ve Ticaret AS (IS:REEDR), which rose 9.95% or 2.20 points to trade at 24.30 at the close. Europower Enerji ve Otomasyon Teknolojileri Sanayi Ticaret AS (IS:EUPWR) added 6.36% or 2.12 points to end at 35.44 and Tukas Gida Sanayi ve Ticaret AS (IS:TUKAS) was up 5.46% or 0.36 points to 6.95 in late trade.

Biggest losers included Baticim Bati Anadolu Cimento Sanayi AS (IS:BTCIM), which lost 3.40% or 5.50 points to trade at 156.20 in late trade. Borusan Birlesik Boru Fabrikalari Sanayi Ve Ticaret AS (IS:BRSAN) declined 2.83% or 13.75 points to end at 472.00 and Ulker Biskuvi Sanayi AS (IS:ULKER) shed 2.79% or 3.50 points to 122.10.

Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 276 to 269 and 33 ended unchanged on the Istanbul Stock Exchange.

In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.30% or 8.30 to $2,757.60 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in December rose 1.27% or 0.88 to hit $70.14 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract rose 1.25% or 0.91 to trade at $73.72 a barrel.

USD/TRY was up 0.25% to 34.34, while EUR/TRY fell 0.05% to 37.27.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.17% at 104.06.