ANKARA: Turkey stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Transport, Telecoms and Leasing & Factoring sectors led shares higher. At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 added 0.51%.
The best performers of the session on the BIST 100 were Karsan Otomotiv Sanayi ve Ticaret AS (IS:KARSN), which rose 9.55% or 0.150 points to trade at 1.720 at the close. Meanwhile, DO & Co AG (IS:DOCO) added 6.59% or 12.60 points to end at 203.70 and Gozde Girisim Sermayesi Yatirim Ortakligi AS (IS:GOZDE) was up 5.98% or 0.220 points to 3.900 in late trade. The worst performers of the session were Kardemir Karabuk Demir Celik Sanayi ve Ticaret AS Class D (IS:KRDMD), which fell 6.06% or 0.160 points to trade at 2.480 at the close. Koza Anadolu Metal Madencilik Isletmeleri AS (IS:KOZAA) declined 4.39% or 0.290 points to end at 6.320 and Cemtas Celik Makina Sanayi ve Ticaret AS (IS:CEMTS) was down 3.46% or 0.160 points to 4.470. Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Istanbul Stock Exchange by 185 to 166 and 53 ended unchanged. Shares in Karsan Otomotiv Sanayi ve Ticaret AS (IS:KARSN) rose to 52-week highs; rising 9.55% or 0.150 to 1.720. Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.26% or 3.31 to $1272.91 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December rose 2.09% or 1.10 to hit $53.74 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract rose 1.75% or 1.04 to trade at $60.34 a barrel. USD/TRY was down 0.54% to 3.7998, while EUR/TRY fell 1.15% to 4.4018. The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.41% at 94.94.
