Investing.com – Turkey stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Transport, Electricity and Metal Products & Machinery sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 declined 0.42%.
The best performers of the session on the BIST 100 were EIS Eczacibasi Ilac Sinai ve Finansal Yatirimlar Sanayi ve Ticaret AS (IS:ECILC), which rose 5.25% or 0.240 points to trade at 4.810 at the close. Meanwhile, Cemtas Celik Makina Sanayi ve Ticaret AS (IS:CEMTS) added 4.22% or 0.180 points to end at 4.450 and Trabzonspor Sportif Yatirim ve Futbol Isletmeciligi Ticaret AS (IS:TSPOR) was up 3.69% or 0.100 points to 2.810 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Erbosan Erciyas Boru Sanayi Ve Ticaret AS (IS:ERBOS), which fell 4.41% or 3.10 points to trade at 67.25 at the close. Alarko Gayrimenkul Yatirim Ortakligi AS (IS:ALGYO) declined 3.21% or 1.36 points to end at 40.98 and GSD Holding AS (IS:GSDHO) was down 2.99% or 0.020 points to 0.650.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Istanbul Stock Exchange by 215 to 136 and 56 ended unchanged.
Shares in EIS Eczacibasi Ilac Sinai ve Finansal Yatirimlar Sanayi ve Ticaret AS (IS:ECILC) rose to all time highs; gaining 5.25% or 0.240 to 4.810. Shares in Cemtas Celik Makina Sanayi ve Ticaret AS (IS:CEMTS) rose to all time highs; gaining 4.22% or 0.180 to 4.450.
Gold Futures for August delivery was down 0.35% or 4.32 to $1244.78 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August rose 0.76% or 0.34 to hit $45.08 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract rose 0.57% or 0.27 to trade at $47.81 a barrel.
USD/TRY was up 0.32% to 3.5237, while EUR/TRY rose 0.74% to 4.0271.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.31% at 95.48.