Investing.com – Turkey stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Basic Metals, Wood, Paper & Printing and Technology sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 lost 0.10%.
The best performers of the session on the BIST 100 were Koza Anadolu Metal Madencilik Isletmeleri AS (IS:KOZAA), which rose 18.74% or 0.920 points to trade at 5.830 at the close. Meanwhile, Ipek Dogal Enerji Kaynaklari Arastirma ve Uretim AS (IS:IPEKE) added 16.93% or 0.760 points to end at 5.250 and SASA Polyester Sanayi AS (IS:SASA) was up 6.01% or 0.500 points to 8.820 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Park Elektrik Uretim Madencilik Sanayi ve Ticaret AS (IS:PRKME), which fell 4.13% or 0.170 points to trade at 3.950 at the close. Ihlas Holding AS (IS:IHLAS) declined 3.70% or 0.020 points to end at 0.520 and Eregli Demir ve Celik Fabrikalari TAS (IS:EREGL) was down 2.79% or 0.260 points to 9.050.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Istanbul Stock Exchange by 194 to 143 and 64 ended unchanged.
Shares in SASA Polyester Sanayi AS (IS:SASA) rose to all time highs; up 6.01% or 0.500 to 8.820.
Gold Futures for February delivery was down 0.56% or 7.00 to $1239.90 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January fell 0.43% or 0.25 to hit $57.74 a barrel, while the February Brent oil contract fell 0.29% or 0.19 to trade at $64.50 a barrel.
USD/TRY was up 0.35% to 3.8500, while EUR/TRY rose 0.02% to 4.5172.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.21% at 94.14.