Investing.com – Turkey equities were lower at the close on Monday, as losses in the Food & Beverages, Banking and Metal Products & Machinery sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 declined 0.43%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the BIST 100 were Metro Ticari ve Mali Yatirimlar Holding AS (IS:METRO), which rose 10.13% or 0.080 points to trade at 0.870 at the close. Mavi Giyim Sanayi Ve Ticaret AS (IS:MAVI) added 6.29% or 2.02 points to end at 34.12 and Ihlas Holding AS (IS:IHLAS) was up 5.71% or 0.020 points to 0.370 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Ulker Biskuvi Sanayi AS (IS:ULKER), which lost 7.16% or 1.22 points to trade at 15.82 in late trade. Turkiye Is Bankasi AS Class C (IS:ISCTR) declined 5.80% or 0.240 points to end at 3.900 and Migros Ticaret AS (IS:MGROS) shed 4.95% or 0.75 points to 14.40.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 222 to 145 and 41 ended unchanged on the Istanbul Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.52% or 6.30 to $1207.40 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in November fell 0.28% or 0.19 to hit $68.58 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract fell 0.12% or 0.09 to trade at $78.00 a barrel.
USD/TRY was up 2.04% to 6.2988, while EUR/TRY rose 2.58% to 7.3643.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.46% at 94.07.