Investing.com – Turkey stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Basic Metals, Banking and Financials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 declined 0.47%.
The best performers of the session on the BIST 100 were Afyon Cimento Sanayi TAS (IS:AFYON), which rose 14.25% or 0.66 points to trade at 5.29 at the close. Meanwhile, Bagfas Bandirma Gubre Fabrikalari AS (IS:BAGFS) added 5.71% or 0.29 points to end at 5.37 and Trabzonspor Sportif Yatirim ve Futbol Isletmeciligi Ticaret AS (IS:TSPOR) was up 5.43% or 0.070 points to 1.360 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Aksa Akrilik Kimya Sanayi AS (IS:AKSA), which fell 4.11% or 0.36 points to trade at 8.39 at the close. Ulker Biskuvi Sanayi AS (IS:ULKER) declined 4.09% or 0.61 points to end at 14.30 and Kardemir Karabuk Demir Celik Sanayi ve Ticaret AS Class D (IS:KRDMD) was down 3.91% or 0.100 points to 2.460.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Istanbul Stock Exchange by 207 to 150 and 49 ended unchanged.
Gold Futures for February delivery was down 0.66% or 8.10 to $1220.60 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January rose 0.97% or 0.50 to hit $52.13 a barrel, while the February Brent oil contract rose 1.19% or 0.72 to trade at $61.28 a barrel.
USD/TRY was up 0.58% to 5.2778, while EUR/TRY rose 0.23% to 5.9613.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.33% at 97.300.