Turkey's main stock benchmark finished marginally higher on Friday, with the BIST 100 gaining 0.05% to record a new all-time closing high in Istanbul. Sector advances were concentrated in Banking, Financials and Holdings & Investments, which underpinned the modest overall rise.
At the closing bell, several individual names posted sizeable moves. Leading the session on the index was Sekerbank TAS (IS:SKBNK), which jumped 9.72% - adding 0.81 points to finish at 9.14. Kiler Holding AS (IS:KLRHO) followed with a 9.46% increase, up 51.00 points to close at 590.00. Akbank TAS (IS:AKBNK) also moved higher, rising 4.44% or 3.95 points to end the session at 92.95.
Not all stocks participated in the advance. The heaviest declines included Pasifik Eurasia Lojistik Dis Ticaret AS (IS:PASEU), which fell 9.95% or 16.40 points to 148.50 at the close. Dogal Enerji Kaynaklari Arastirma ve Uretim AS (IS:TRENJ) dropped 8.32%, losing 9.80 points to finish at 108.00, and Can2 Termik AS (IS:CANTE) declined 7.89% or 0.18 points to 2.10.
Market breadth was skewed toward falling issues, with 361 stocks down versus 229 advancers on the Istanbul Stock Exchange, and 20 names ending unchanged.
Several of the session's gainers reached new record levels. Shares of Sekerbank TAS, Kiler Holding AS and Akbank TAS each advanced to all-time highs during the trading day, reflecting concentrated buying in those financial and holdings names.
Outside equities, key commodity and currency contracts moved in mixed fashion. April Gold Futures were reported down 5.29% or 283.11 to $5,071.69 a troy ounce. In oil markets, March crude oil fell 0.12% or 0.08 to $65.34 a barrel, while the April Brent contract eased 0.09% or 0.06 to trade at $69.53 a barrel.
Currency pairs and dollar contracts showed modest shifts. USD/TRY was higher by 0.14% at 43.50 as of the close, while EUR/TRY declined 0.63% to 51.78. The US Dollar Index Futures moved up 0.53% to 96.65.
Overall, the session combined record-setting performances in select financial and holdings stocks with broader market weakening in a larger number of issues, while commodities and FX displayed mixed trends through the close.