Investing.com – Turkey equities were lower at the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Basic Metals, Food & Beverages and Wood, Paper & Printing sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 lost 1.39%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the BIST 100 were Hurriyet Gazetecilik ve Matbaacilik AS (IS:HURGZ), which rose 3.31% or 0.050 points to trade at 1.560 at the close. Koza Anadolu Metal Madencilik Isletmeleri AS (IS:KOZAA) added 2.40% or 0.170 points to end at 7.260 and Goodyear Lastikleri TAS (IS:GOODY) was up 2.08% or 0.07 points to 3.43 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Gozde Girisim Sermayesi Yatirim Ortakligi AS (IS:GOZDE), which lost 7.40% or 0.250 points to trade at 3.130 in late trade. Global Yatirim Holding AS (IS:GLYHO) declined 6.41% or 0.250 points to end at 3.650 and ODAS Elektrik Uretim Sanayi Ticaret AS (IS:ODAS) shed 5.15% or 0.240 points to 4.420.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 340 to 45 and 19 ended unchanged on the Istanbul Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for June delivery was down 0.07% or 0.90 to $1291.10 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in July fell 0.62% or 0.45 to hit $71.75 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract fell 0.45% or 0.36 to trade at $79.21 a barrel.
USD/TRY was up 3.73% to 4.8445, while EUR/TRY rose 3.06% to 5.6683.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.48% at 93.96.