Investing.com – Turkey stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Banking , Transport and Insurance sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 gained 1.13%.

The best performers of the session on the BIST 100 were Turkiye Sinai Kalkinma Bankasi AS (IS: TSKB ), which rose 5.10% or 0.65 points to trade at 13.39 at the close. Meanwhile, Turkiye Sigorta AS (IS: TURSG ) added 4.77% or 0.79 points to end at 17.34 and Kaleseramik Canakkale Kalebodur Seramik Sanayi AS (IS: KLSER ) was up 4.37% or 1.50 points to 35.82 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Sekerbank TAS (IS: SKBNK ), which fell 3.79% or 0.18 points to trade at 4.57 at the close. Oyak Cimento Fabrikalari AS (IS: OYAKC ) declined 3.79% or 1.00 points to end at 25.42 and Anadolu Efes Biracilik ve Malt Sanayi AS (IS: AEFES ) was down 3.61% or 6.20 points to 165.70.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Istanbul Stock Exchange by 295 to 260 and 28 ended unchanged.

Shares in Turkiye Sinai Kalkinma Bankasi AS (IS: TSKB ) rose to all time highs; up 5.10% or 0.65 to 13.39.

Gold Futures for February delivery was down 0.06% or 1.61 to $2,749.29 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March fell 0.55% or 0.43 to hit $77.42 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract fell 0.62% or 0.50 to trade at $80.79 a barrel.

USD/TRY was up 0.36% to 35.56, while EUR/TRY rose 0.53% to 36.68.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.01% at 108.81.