Market close overview
Turkey's equity market finished the trading session on Friday with broad gains as buyers favoured Transport, Information Technology and Real Estate Investments stocks. At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 rose 0.00% to hit a new all time high.
Top and bottom performers
The strongest performers on the BIST 100 were Dap Gayrimenkul Gelistirme AS (IS:DAPGM), which climbed 9.97% or 1.19 points to finish at 13.13; Qua Granite Hayal Yapi ve Urunleri Sanayi Ticaret AS (IS:QUAGR), which added 9.71% or 0.30 points to close at 3.39; and Oba Makarnacilik Sanayi ve Ticaret AS (IS:OBAMS), up 6.90% or 0.56 points to end the day at 8.68.
On the downside, Kiler Holding AS (IS:KLRHO) fell 7.54% or 35.25 points to trade at 432.00 at the close. Borusan Birlesik Boru Fabrikalari Sanayi Ve Ticaret AS (IS:BRSAN) declined 5.20% or 40.00 points to finish at 728.50, while Tekfen Holding AS (IS:TKFEN) was down 3.45% or 2.95 points to 82.55.
Market breadth and participation
Participation across the Istanbul Stock Exchange showed more advancing issues than decliners, with rising stocks outnumbering falling ones by 324 to 267, and 21 shares ending unchanged.
Commodities and energy
In commodities trading, April gold futures rose 1.69% or 83.80 to trade at $5,032.20 a troy ounce. Crude oil for March delivery moved lower, slipping 0.16% or 0.10 to $62.74 a barrel, while the April Brent oil contract inched higher, rising 0.06% or 0.04 to $67.56 a barrel.
Foreign exchange and dollar index
In currency markets, the USD/TRY exchange rate climbed 0.22% to 43.74, while EUR/TRY fell 0.15% to 51.90. The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.02% at 96.86.
Takeaway
The session featured pockets of strong single-stock performance that supported headline indices, while commodities and FX markets recorded mixed moves across the same period. Market breadth indicated more advancing names than decliners, highlighting selective buying interest in transport, IT and real estate investment segments.