Investing.com – Turkey equities were lower at the close on Thursday, as losses in the Telecoms, Tourism and Banking sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 fell 1.52%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the BIST 100 were Aksa Akrilik Kimya Sanayi AS (IS:AKSA), which rose 3.98% or 0.46 points to trade at 12.01 at the close. Oba Makarnacilik Sanayi ve Ticaret AS (IS:OBAMS) added 2.76% or 1.40 points to end at 52.10 and Limak Dogu Anadolu Cimento Sanayi ve Ticaret AS (IS:LMKDC) was up 2.63% or 0.80 points to 31.24 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Kontrolmatik Teknoloji Enerji ve Mu (IS:KONTR), which lost 6.86% or 3.10 points to trade at 42.10 in late trade. Is Yatirim Menkul Degerler AS (IS:ISMEN) declined 5.72% or 2.62 points to end at 43.20 and Katilimevim Tasarruf Finansman AS (IS:KTLEV) shed 5.02% or 2.95 points to 55.80.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 445 to 122 and 16 ended unchanged on the Istanbul Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for February delivery was down 1.88% or 49.99 to $2,603.31 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in January fell 0.96% or 0.68 to hit $69.90 a barrel, while the February Brent oil contract fell 0.26% or 0.19 to trade at $73.20 a barrel.
USD/TRY was up 0.19% to 35.10, while EUR/TRY rose 0.93% to 36.60.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.11% at 107.87.