Aksigorta Jumps on Outlook as Net Tops Estimates: Istanbul Mover

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Aksigorta AS gained the most in more than three months as the Turkish insurer co-owned by Belgium’s Ageas said it would seek to boost earnings by as much as 30 percent this year after 2012 profit topped estimates.

The shares climbed 3.7 percent to close at 2.24 liras in Istanbul, the biggest advance since Nov. 1. About 818,000 shares were traded, or 157 percent of the stock’s three-month daily average, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. The Istanbul Stock Exchange National 100 index fell 0.2 percent.