Investing.com – Turkey stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Food & Beverages, Textile & Leather and Tourism sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 lost 0.43%.
The best performers of the session on the BIST 100 were Koza Altin Isletmeleri AS (IS:KOZAL), which rose 7.91% or 1.48 points to trade at 20.18 at the close. Meanwhile, Koza Anadolu Metal Madencilik Isletmeleri AS (IS:KOZAA) added 5.73% or 0.150 points to end at 2.770 and SASA Polyester Sanayi AS (IS:SASA) was up 4.93% or 0.340 points to 7.240 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Anadolu Efes Biracilik ve Malt Sanayi AS (IS:AEFES), which fell 3.67% or 0.82 points to trade at 21.50 at the close. Gozde Girisim Sermayesi Yatirim Ortakligi AS (IS:GOZDE) declined 2.91% or 0.080 points to end at 2.670 and ODAS Elektrik Uretim Sanayi Ticaret AS (IS:ODAS) was down 2.72% or 0.150 points to 5.360.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Istanbul Stock Exchange by 184 to 160 and 63 ended unchanged.
Gold Futures for August delivery was up 0.64% or 7.96 to $1257.36 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August rose 0.80% or 0.34 to hit $43.08 a barrel, while the August Brent oil contract rose 0.82% or 0.37 to trade at $45.59 a barrel.
USD/TRY was down 0.08% to 3.5064, while EUR/TRY rose 0.17% to 3.9264.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.33% at 96.94.