Investing.com – Turkey equities were lower at the close on Thursday, as losses in the Metal Products & Machinery, Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic and Information Technology sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 fell 0.82% to hit a new 6-month low.
The biggest gainers of the session on the BIST 100 were Ihlas Holding (IS:IHLAS), which rose 4.35% or 0.010 points to trade at 0.230 at the close. Koza Altin (IS:KOZAL) added 2.94% or 0.75 points to end at 26.30 and Sasa Polyester (IS:SASA) was up 2.70% or 0.060 points to 2.280 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Dogus Otomotiv (IS:DOAS), which lost 15.85% or 2.60 points to trade at 13.80 in late trade. Gsd Holding (IS:GSDHO) declined 5.31% or 0.060 points to end at 1.070 and Alkim Kimya (IS:ALKIM) shed 4.62% or 0.60 points to 12.40.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 270 to 134 and 7 ended unchanged on the Istanbul Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Gold for December delivery was up 1.99% or 22.40 to $1150.30 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in October rose 0.44% or 0.18 to hit $41.45 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract fell 0.27% or 0.12 to trade at $47.03 a barrel.
USD/TRY was down 0.88% to 2.8997, while EUR/TRY fell 0.08% to 3.2525.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.50% at 95.94.