Turkey stocks higher at close of trade; BIST 100 up 0.43%

On Friday, Turkey's stock market saw an uptick in the closing bell, as the Wood, Paper & Printing, Sports, and Real Estate Investments sectors propelled share prices upward. The BIST 100 index added 0.43% by the time the market closed in Istanbul. Among the top gainers of the day were 1000 Yatirimlar Holding AS, which climbed 9.11% to close at 6.23, Baticim Bati Anadolu Sanayi ve Ticaret AS, which gained 7.77% to end at 2.08, and Cvk Maden Isletmeleri Sanayi ve Ticaret AS, which rose 7.67% to 13.90.

Conversely, Haci Omer Sabanci Holding AS saw the largest decline of the session, falling 5.92% to 83.50, while Akcansa Cimento Sanayi ve Ticaret AS dropped 3.36% to 221.40 and Kordsa Global Endustriyel Iplik ve Kord Bezi Sanayi ve Ticaret AS saw a 2.56% decrease to 3.04. On the Istanbul Stock Exchange, rising stocks outnumbered declining ones by a margin of 491 to 136, with 17 ending unchanged.

Gold Futures for December delivery saw a 1.34% increase to $4,212.72 per troy ounce, while Crude oil for November delivery rose 0.62% to $92.06 a barrel and the December Brent oil contract climbed 0.65% to $104.96 per barrel. The USD/TRY exchange rate ticked up by 0.20% to 49.34, while EUR/TRY declined by 0.27% to 55.24. The US Dollar Index Futures edged up by 0.15% to 102.08.