Investing.com – Turkey equities were lower at the close on Thursday, as losses in the Holdings & Investments, Wood, Paper & Printing and Financials sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 lost 0.33%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the BIST 100 were Kardemir Karabuk Demir Celik Sanayi ve Ticaret AS Class D (IS:KRDMD), which rose 3.81% or 0.150 points to trade at 4.090 at the close. Turcas Petrol AS (IS:TRCAS) added 3.60% or 0.090 points to end at 2.590 and Koza Anadolu Metal Madencilik Isletmeleri AS (IS:KOZAA) was up 2.70% or 0.170 points to 6.470 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Aksa Enerji Uretim AS (IS:AKSEN), which lost 2.99% or 0.140 points to trade at 4.550 in late trade. Alkim Alkali Kimya AS (IS:ALKIM) declined 2.59% or 0.58 points to end at 21.80 and Yazicilar Holding AS (IS:AGHOL) shed 2.59% or 0.70 points to 26.30.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 202 to 142 and 65 ended unchanged on the Istanbul Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for April delivery was down 0.66% or 8.70 to $1316.90 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in April rose 0.62% or 0.38 to hit $61.34 a barrel, while the May Brent oil contract rose 0.51% or 0.33 to trade at $65.22 a barrel.
USD/TRY was up 0.60% to 3.9024, while EUR/TRY rose 0.23% to 4.8126.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.28% at 90.00.