Investing.com – Turkey equities were lower at the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Sports, Textile & Leather and Transport sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 fell 0.46%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the BIST 100 were Akenerji Elektrik Uretim AS (IS:AKENR), which rose 1.87% or 0.020 points to trade at 1.090 at the close. Eregli Demir ve Celik Fabrikalari TAS (IS:EREGL) added 1.71% or 0.120 points to end at 7.150 and Kardemir Karabuk Demir Celik Sanayi ve Ticaret AS Class D (IS:KRDMD) was up 1.65% or 0.030 points to 1.850 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Ipek Dogal Enerji Kaynaklari Arastirma ve Uretim AS (IS:IPEKE), which lost 3.94% or 0.110 points to trade at 2.680 in late trade. Yatas Yatak ve Yorgan Sanayi Ticaret AS (IS:YATAS) declined 3.50% or 0.430 points to end at 11.840 and Koza Altin Isletmeleri AS (IS:KOZAL) shed 3.22% or 0.70 points to 21.06.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 252 to 100 and 55 ended unchanged on the Istanbul Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for August delivery was up 0.26% or 3.20 to $1222.40 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in August fell 3.70% or 1.74 to hit $45.33 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract fell 3.14% or 1.56 to trade at $48.05 a barrel.
USD/TRY was up 1.48% to 3.6120, while EUR/TRY rose 1.36% to 4.0948.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.10% at 96.09.