Investing.com – Turkey stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Tourism, Information Technology and Transport sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 fell 0.28%.
The best performers of the session on the BIST 100 were Hurriyet Gazetecilik ve Matbaacilik AS (IS:HURGZ), which rose 9.35% or 0.130 points to trade at 1.520 at the close. Meanwhile, Koza Altin Isletmeleri AS (IS:KOZAL) added 5.12% or 2.20 points to end at 45.16 and Dogan Sirketler Grubu Holding AS (IS:DOHOL) was up 4.35% or 0.040 points to 0.960 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were ICBC Turkey Bank AS (IS:ICBCT), which fell 5.33% or 0.290 points to trade at 5.150 at the close. Bizim Toptan Satis Magazalari AS (IS:BIZIM) declined 4.85% or 0.33 points to end at 6.48 and Petkim Petrokimya Holding AS (IS:PETKM) was down 4.47% or 0.230 points to 4.920.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Istanbul Stock Exchange by 212 to 138 and 55 ended unchanged.
Shares in Bizim Toptan Satis Magazalari AS (IS:BIZIM) fell to all time lows; down 4.85% or 0.33 to 6.48.
Gold Futures for June delivery was down 0.19% or 2.50 to $1289.00 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June rose 0.28% or 0.20 to hit $71.69 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract rose 1.19% or 0.94 to trade at $80.22 a barrel.
USD/TRY was up 1.16% to 4.4645, while EUR/TRY rose 1.16% to 5.2728.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.10% at 93.36.