Investing.com – Turkey stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Wholesale & Retail Trade, Wood, Paper & Printing and Basic Metals sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 declined 0.13%.
The best performers of the session on the BIST 100 were Ihlas Holding AS (IS:IHLAS), which rose 8.33% or 0.050 points to trade at 0.650 at the close. Meanwhile, Ford Otomotiv Sanayi AS (IS:FROTO) added 3.69% or 1.70 points to end at 47.80 and Turkiye Petrol Rafinerileri AS (IS:TUPRS) was up 2.63% or 3.00 points to 117.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Tat Gida Sanayi AS (IS:TATGD), which fell 4.56% or 0.330 points to trade at 6.900 at the close. Kartonsan Karton Sanayi ve Ticaret AS (IS:KARTN) declined 4.07% or 13.40 points to end at 315.60 and Coca-Cola Icecek AS (IS:CCOLA) was down 3.41% or 1.50 points to 42.50.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Istanbul Stock Exchange by 232 to 120 and 54 ended unchanged.
Shares in Ihlas Holding AS (IS:IHLAS) rose to 52-week highs; rising 8.33% or 0.050 to 0.650. Shares in Ford Otomotiv Sanayi AS (IS:FROTO) rose to all time highs; up 3.69% or 1.70 to 47.80. Shares in Turkiye Petrol Rafinerileri AS (IS:TUPRS) rose to all time highs; up 2.63% or 3.00 to 117.00.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.37% or 4.70 to $1260.00 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September rose 0.10% or 0.05 to hit $49.44 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract rose 0.10% or 0.05 to trade at $52.42 a barrel.
USD/TRY was up 0.07% to 3.5313, while EUR/TRY fell 0.47% to 4.1438.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.39% at 93.66.