Turkey’s benchmark BIST 100 index rose 0.45% to a one-month high on Friday, as gains in chemicals, petroleum, electricity and real estate investment shares offset broader losses.
The Istanbul market closed with 336 advancers, 268 decliners and 38 unchanged issues, reflecting a positive skew in sentiment. The BIST 100 reached its highest level since late July, closing at 10,045.20.
Among the top performers, Grainturk Holding AS surged 9.99% to 244.50, while Turkiye Halk Bankasi AS added 9.97% to 46.10. CW Enerji Muhendislik Ticaret ve Sanayi AS climbed 7.65% to 39.70. On the downside, Destek Finans Faktoring AS tumbled 9.99% to 1,965.00, followed by Batisoke Soke Cimento Sanayi TAS with a 4.45% decline to 29.22.
Commodities and the lira moved in opposite directions. December gold futures fell 0.97% to $4,618.81 per troy ounce, while October WTI crude slipped 0.38% to $83.21 a barrel. November Brent crude declined 0.25% to $88.30. The U.S. dollar rose 0.98% against the Turkish lira to 48.25, while the euro fell 0.30% to 56.03. The U.S. Dollar Index was up 0.38% at 99.47.
