Investing.com – Turkey stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Basic Metals, Tourism and Wood, Paper & Printing sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 fell 0.16%.
The best performers of the session on the BIST 100 were Dogan Sirketler Grubu Holding AS (IS:DOHOL), which rose 12.90% or 0.160 points to trade at 1.400 at the close. Meanwhile, Karsan Otomotiv Sanayi ve Ticaret AS (IS:KARSN) added 9.33% or 0.210 points to end at 2.460 and GSD Holding AS (IS:GSDHO) was up 8.99% or 0.080 points to 0.970 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Hurriyet Gazetecilik ve Matbaacilik AS (IS:HURGZ), which fell 9.41% or 0.160 points to trade at 1.540 at the close. ICBC Turkey Bank AS (IS:ICBCT) declined 3.05% or 0.150 points to end at 4.770 and Anel Elektrik Proje Taahhut ve Ticaret AS (IS:ANELE) was down 2.15% or 0.070 points to 3.190.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Istanbul Stock Exchange by 182 to 170 and 55 ended unchanged.
Shares in Dogan Sirketler Grubu Holding AS (IS:DOHOL) rose to 52-week highs; rising 12.90% or 0.160 to 1.400. Shares in Karsan Otomotiv Sanayi ve Ticaret AS (IS:KARSN) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 9.33% or 0.210 to 2.460. Shares in GSD Holding AS (IS:GSDHO) rose to all time highs; up 8.99% or 0.080 to 0.970.
Gold Futures for April delivery was up 0.39% or 5.30 to $1355.20 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May fell 0.46% or 0.30 to hit $65.58 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract fell 0.44% or 0.31 to trade at $69.50 a barrel.
USD/TRY was down 0.27% to 3.9740, while EUR/TRY rose 0.42% to 4.9447.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.49% at 88.66.