Turkey Stock Market Update

Investing.com – Turkey stocks were higher after the close on Friday, with gains in the Leasing & Factoring, Food & Beverages, and Banking sectors leading shares higher.

At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 gained 1.46% to hit a new 3-month high.

Best Performers

• AG Anadolu Group Holding (IS:AGHOL): +6.91% (23.25 points), trading at 359.75.
• Anadolu Efes Biracilik ve Malt Sanayi AS (IS:AEFES): +6.76% (14.40 points), closing at 227.40.
• Sekerbank TAS (IS:SKBNK): +6.32% (0.29 points), ending at 4.88.

Worst Performers

• Europower Enerji ve Otomasyon Teknolojileri Sanayi Ticaret AS (IS:EUPWR): -2.94% (1.08 points), trading at 35.60.
• Kaleseramik Canakkale Kalebodur Seramik Sanayi AS (IS:KLSER): -2.21% (0.80 points), closing at 35.40.
• Emlak Konut Gayrimenkul Yatirim Ortakligi AS (IS:EKGYO): -2.09% (0.28 points), ending at 13.10.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Istanbul Stock Exchange by 385 to 170, with 26 remaining unchanged.

Commodities Update

• Gold Futures (February delivery): +0.48% (12.64) to $2,661.04 per troy ounce.
• Crude Oil (January delivery): -1.83% (1.25) to $67.05 per barrel.
• Brent Oil (February contract): -1.64% (1.18) to $70.91 per barrel.

Currency Exchange Rates

• USD/TRY: +0.29% to 34.78.

• EUR/TRY: +0.05% to 36.77.

• The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.27% at 105.99.