Investing.com – Turkey equities were lower at the close on Friday, as losses in the Wholesale & Retail Trade, Transport and Services sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 fell 0.59%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the BIST 100 were Bizim Toptan Satis Magazalari AS (IS:BIZIM), which rose 5.11% or 0.32 points to trade at 6.58 at the close. Turkiye Sise ve Cam Fabrikalari AS (IS:SISE) added 4.27% or 0.230 points to end at 5.620 and Alkim Alkali Kimya AS (IS:ALKIM) was up 3.05% or 0.68 points to 23.00 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Tekfen Holding AS (IS:TKFEN), which lost 6.18% or 1.34 points to trade at 20.34 in late trade. Koza Anadolu Metal Madencilik Isletmeleri AS (IS:KOZAA) declined 3.45% or 0.260 points to end at 7.280 and BIM Birlesik Magazalar AS (IS:BIMAS) shed 2.29% or 2.00 points to 85.40.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 197 to 149 and 60 ended unchanged on the Istanbul Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for February delivery was down 0.02% or 0.25 to $1280.85 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in February unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 to hit $44.61 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract fell 0.83% or 0.44 to trade at $52.29 a barrel.
USD/TRY was down 0.16% to 5.2768, while EUR/TRY fell 0.06% to 6.0462.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.06% at 95.942.