Investing.com – Turkey equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Electricity, Information Technology and Food & Beverages sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 gained 0.10%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the BIST 100 were Tesco Kipa Kitle Pazarlama Ticaret Lojistik ve Gida Sanayi AS (IS:KIPA), which rose 10.27% or 0.420 points to trade at 4.510 at the close. Zorlu Enerji Elektrik Uretim AS (IS:ZOREN) added 5.94% or 0.120 points to end at 2.140 and Gubre Fabrikalari TAS (IS:GUBRF) was up 5.92% or 0.26 points to 4.65 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Cemtas Celik Makina Sanayi ve Ticaret AS (IS:CEMTS), which lost 9.35% or 0.500 points to trade at 4.850 in late trade. Turk Hava Yollari AO (IS:THYAO) declined 2.74% or 0.470 points to end at 16.660 and SASA Polyester Sanayi AS (IS:SASA) shed 2.13% or 0.240 points to 11.020.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 223 to 123 and 60 ended unchanged on the Istanbul Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for April delivery was down 0.36% or 4.80 to $1324.70 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in March fell 2.15% or 1.36 to hit $62.03 a barrel, while the April Brent oil contract fell 1.21% or 0.81 to trade at $66.05 a barrel.
USD/TRY was up 0.24% to 3.7786, while EUR/TRY fell 0.40% to 4.6486.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.50% at 89.97.