Investing.com – Turkey stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Transport, Wood, Paper & Printing and Sports sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 declined 2.18%.
The best performers of the session on the BIST 100 were Is Yatirim Menkul Degerler AS (IS:ISMEN), which rose 2.61% or 0.98 points to trade at 38.58 at the close. Meanwhile, Koza Anadolu Metal Madencilik Isletmeleri AS (IS:KOZAA) added 1.72% or 1.15 points to end at 67.95 and Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS ORD (IS:TCELL) was up 1.68% or 1.55 points to 94.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Emlak Konut Gayrimenkul Yatirim Ortakligi AS (IS:EKGYO), which fell 6.89% or 0.83 points to trade at 11.21 at the close. ODAS Elektrik Uretim Sanayi Ticaret AS (IS:ODAS) declined 6.76% or 0.44 points to end at 6.07 and Pegasus Hava Tasimaciligi AS (IS:PGSUS) was down 6.07% or 14.20 points to 219.70.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Istanbul Stock Exchange by 459 to 113 and 7 ended unchanged.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.68% or 18.00 to $2,649.00 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January fell 0.06% or 0.04 to hit $69.20 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract fell 0.12% or 0.09 to trade at $73.22 a barrel.
USD/TRY was up 0.46% to 34.46, while EUR/TRY fell 0.71% to 36.33.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.47% at 106.64.
