Turkey's benchmark stock index ended the trading day higher on Wednesday, propelled by advances across several sectors anchored by Sports, Banking and Metal Products & Machinery firms.
At the Istanbul close the BIST 100 rose 2.91%, recording a new record level for the index.
Top performers
- Kiler Holding AS (IS:KLRHO) led gains on the benchmark, advancing 9.98% - a rise of 10.10 points - to finish at 111.30.
- Pasifik Teknoloji A.S. (IS:PATEK) gained 9.93%, adding 2.28 points to end the session at 25.24.
- Borusan Birlesik Boru Fabrikalari Sanayi Ve Ticaret AS (IS:BRSAN) jumped 9.93%, up 56.00 points to close at 620.00.
Heavier decliners
- Pasifik Eurasia Lojistik Dis Ticaret AS (IS:PASEU) registered the largest fall among the index components, sliding 9.96% or 12.10 points to finish at 109.40.
- Europen Endustri Insaat Sanayi Ve Ticaret Anonim Sirketi (IS:EUREN) declined 3.77%, down 0.20 points to end at 5.10.
- Oba Makarnacilik Sanayi ve Ticaret AS (IS:OBAMS) dropped 3.43%, a loss of 0.30 points to close at 8.44.
Market breadth favored advancers: 451 stocks rose, 158 fell and 13 were unchanged on the Istanbul Stock Exchange.
Commodities and FX
Commodities exhibited mixed performance during the session. June gold futures climbed 3.05%, up $139.15, settling at $4,707.65 per troy ounce. Energy markets moved lower: June crude oil futures fell 7.32%, down $7.49 to $94.78 a barrel, while the July Brent contract declined 7.56%, a drop of $8.31 to trade at $101.56 a barrel.
On the currency front, the USD/TRY pair was essentially unchanged, edging 0.01% to 45.22. EUR/TRY rose 0.52% to 53.19. Separately, U.S. Dollar Index futures were down 0.49%, quoted at 97.82.
The trading session was notable for its narrow set of large movers lifting the broader index to a new high while commodity and currency movements highlighted areas of volatility. The distribution of winners versus losers indicated broad participation among stocks, although several individual names posted outsized percentage moves at the close.