Investing.com – Turkey equities were lower at the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Tourism, Banking and Metal Products & Machinery sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 fell 2.41% to hit a new 3-month low.
The biggest gainers of the session on the BIST 100 were BIM Birlesik Magazalar AS (IS:BIMAS), which rose 2.04% or 1.45 points to trade at 72.70 at the close. Coca-Cola Icecek AS (IS:CCOLA) added 2.03% or 0.72 points to end at 36.16 and EIS Eczacibasi Ilac Sinai ve Finansal Yatirimlar Sanayi ve Ticaret AS (IS:ECILC) was up 1.70% or 0.070 points to 4.190 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Tesco Kipa Kitle Pazarlama Ticaret Lojistik ve Gida Sanayi AS (IS:KIPA), which lost 19.80% or 0.590 points to trade at 2.390 in late trade. Tumosan Motor ve Traktor Sanayi AS (IS:TMSN) declined 8.53% or 0.570 points to end at 6.110 and Otokar Otomotiv ve Savunma Sanayi AS (IS:OTKAR) shed 6.56% or 6.00 points to 85.50.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 313 to 66 and 28 ended unchanged on the Istanbul Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for June delivery was down 0.82% or 10.90 to $1322.10 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in June rose 0.21% or 0.14 to hit $67.84 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract fell 0.30% or 0.22 to trade at $73.64 a barrel.
USD/TRY was up 0.31% to 4.0981, while EUR/TRY fell 0.16% to 4.9907.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.46% at 90.98.