Investing.com – Turkey equities were lower at the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Telecoms, Food & Beverages and Insurance sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 declined 0.72%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the BIST 100 were Koza Altin Isletmeleri AS (IS:KOZAL), which rose 9.93% or 2.40 points to trade at 26.56 at the close. Kaleseramik Canakkale Kalebodur Seramik Sanayi AS (IS:KLSER) added 5.73% or 2.44 points to end at 45.00 and Koza Anadolu Metal Madencilik Isletmeleri AS (IS:KOZAA) was up 5.19% or 3.65 points to 74.00 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Coca-Cola Icecek AS (IS:CCOLA), which lost 6.45% or 4.30 points to trade at 62.40 in late trade. Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS ORD (IS:TCELL) declined 4.80% or 5.10 points to end at 101.20 and Anadolu Efes Biracilik ve Malt Sanayi AS (IS:AEFES) shed 4.21% or 10.90 points to 248.10.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 406 to 151 and 14 ended unchanged on the Istanbul Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.22% or 5.50 to $2,546.80 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in October fell 0.52% or 0.38 to hit $73.28 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract fell 0.49% or 0.38 to trade at $77.28 a barrel.
USD/TRY was up 0.97% to 33.89, while EUR/TRY rose 0.55% to 37.63.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.24% at 101.49.