Investing.com – Turkey stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Banking, Financials and Electricity sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 declined 0.17%.
The best performers of the session on the BIST 100 were SASA Polyester Sanayi AS (IS:SASA), which rose 6.90% or 0.610 points to trade at 9.450 at the close. Meanwhile, Kiler Gayrimenkul Yatirim Ortakligi AS (IS:KLGYO) added 6.06% or 0.120 points to end at 2.100 and Brisa Bridgestone Sabanci Lastik Sanayi ve Ticaret AS (IS:BRISA) was up 5.59% or 0.35 points to 6.61 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Koza Anadolu Metal Madencilik Isletmeleri AS (IS:KOZAA), which fell 5.00% or 0.280 points to trade at 5.320 at the close. Yapi ve Kredi Bankasi AS (IS:YKBNK) declined 5.00% or 0.110 points to end at 2.090 and Turkiye Vakiflar Bankasi TAO (IS:VAKBN) was down 4.42% or 0.180 points to 3.890.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Istanbul Stock Exchange by 232 to 130 and 47 ended unchanged.
Shares in Yapi ve Kredi Bankasi AS (IS:YKBNK) fell to 52-week lows; losing 5.00% or 0.110 to 2.090. Shares in Turkiye Vakiflar Bankasi TAO (IS:VAKBN) fell to 52-week lows; losing 4.42% or 0.180 to 3.890.
Gold Futures for August delivery was down 0.10% or 1.20 to $1240.00 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September fell 3.79% or 2.65 to hit $67.30 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract fell 4.19% or 3.16 to trade at $72.17 a barrel.
USD/TRY was down 0.43% to 4.8340, while EUR/TRY fell 0.22% to 5.6639.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.18% at 94.27.