Investing.com – Turkey equities were lower at the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Tourism, Telecoms and Sports sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 fell 2.11% to hit a new 1-month low.
The biggest gainers of the session on the BIST 100 were Tesco Kipa Kitle Pazarlama Ticaret Lojistik ve Gida Sanayi AS (IS:KIPA), which rose 2.96% or 0.120 points to trade at 4.180 at the close. Anadolu Efes Biracilik ve Malt Sanayi AS (IS:AEFES) added 1.78% or 0.46 points to end at 26.36 and Ulker Biskuvi Sanayi AS (IS:ULKER) was up 0.88% or 0.20 points to 22.80 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Koza Altin Isletmeleri AS (IS:KOZAL), which lost 9.30% or 3.34 points to trade at 32.56 in late trade. Koza Anadolu Metal Madencilik Isletmeleri AS (IS:KOZAA) declined 7.14% or 0.410 points to end at 5.330 and Turcas Petrol AS (IS:TRCAS) shed 6.56% or 0.160 points to 2.280.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 323 to 58 and 26 ended unchanged on the Istanbul Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for April delivery was down 1.22% or 16.50 to $1339.70 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in April rose 0.29% or 0.18 to hit $61.73 a barrel, while the April Brent oil contract fell 0.85% or 0.56 to trade at $65.11 a barrel.
USD/TRY was up 1.22% to 3.8045, while EUR/TRY rose 0.68% to 4.6966.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.54% at 89.56.