Investing.com – Turkey stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Banking, Financials and Holdings & Investments sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 fell 0.41%.
The best performers of the session on the BIST 100 were Koza Anadolu Metal Madencilik Isletmeleri AS (IS:KOZAA), which rose 5.07% or 0.290 points to trade at 6.010 at the close. Meanwhile, Ipek Dogal Enerji Kaynaklari Arastirma ve Uretim AS (IS:IPEKE) added 4.03% or 0.210 points to end at 5.420 and Alarko Gayrimenkul Yatirim Ortakligi AS (IS:ALGYO) was up 3.75% or 2.05 points to 56.65 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Global Yatirim Holding AS (IS:GLYHO), which fell 4.12% or 0.200 points to trade at 4.650 at the close. Cemtas Celik Makina Sanayi ve Ticaret AS (IS:CEMTS) declined 3.32% or 0.190 points to end at 5.540 and Akbank TAS (IS:AKBNK) was down 3.11% or 0.34 points to 10.58.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Istanbul Stock Exchange by 187 to 170 and 50 ended unchanged.
Shares in Alarko Gayrimenkul Yatirim Ortakligi AS (IS:ALGYO) rose to all time highs; gaining 3.75% or 2.05 to 56.65.
Gold Futures for April delivery was up 0.12% or 1.60 to $1344.70 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March rose 1.28% or 0.83 to hit $65.56 a barrel, while the April Brent oil contract rose 0.74% or 0.51 to trade at $69.40 a barrel.
USD/TRY was down 0.50% to 3.7365, while EUR/TRY fell 0.09% to 4.6617.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.26% at 88.72.