Investing.com – Turkey equities were lower at the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Non-Metal Mineral Products, Banking and Basic Metals sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 declined 1.54%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the BIST 100 were Limak Dogu Anadolu Cimento Sanayi ve Ticaret AS (IS:LMKDC), which rose 4.94% or 1.44 points to trade at 30.60 at the close. Agrotech Yuksek Teknoloji ve Yatirim AS (IS:AGROT) added 3.54% or 0.49 points to end at 14.35 and Kaleseramik Canakkale Kalebodur Seramik Sanayi AS (IS:KLSER) was up 3.24% or 1.26 points to 40.20 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Goltas Goller Bolgesi Cimento Sanayi ve Ticaret AS (IS:GOLTS), which lost 5.97% or 31.00 points to trade at 488.50 in late trade. Koza Altin Isletmeleri AS (IS:KOZAL) declined 5.26% or 1.28 points to end at 23.04 and Ronesans Gayrimenkul Yatirim AS (IS:RGYAS) shed 5.26% or 7.00 points to 126.00.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 423 to 145 and 14 ended unchanged on the Istanbul Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.90% or 24.05 to $2,709.85 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in January rose 0.44% or 0.30 to hit $68.67 a barrel, while the February Brent oil contract rose 0.26% or 0.19 to trade at $72.33 a barrel.
USD/TRY was up 0.09% to 34.84, while EUR/TRY fell 0.32% to 36.64.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.41% at 106.26.