Investing.com – Turkey stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Information Technology, Technology and Banking sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 lost 0.49%.
The best performers of the session on the BIST 100 were Tukas Gida Sanayi ve Ticaret AS (IS:TUKAS), which rose 6.18% or 0.44 points to trade at 7.56 at the close. Meanwhile, Anadolu Efes Biracilik ve Malt Sanayi AS (IS:AEFES) added 5.85% or 16.00 points to end at 289.50 and Akfen Gayrimenkul Yatirim Ortakligi AS (IS:AKFGY) was up 4.58% or 0.11 points to 2.51 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Peker Gayrimenkul Yatirim Ortakligi AS (IS:PEKGY), which fell 9.91% or 0.94 points to trade at 8.55 at the close. Sdt Uzay ve Savunma Teknolojileri AS (IS:SDTTR) declined 7.94% or 22.75 points to end at 263.75 and Katilimevim Tasarruf Finansman AS (IS:KTLEV) was down 6.50% or 3.41 points to 49.04.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Istanbul Stock Exchange by 396 to 156 and 19 ended unchanged.
Shares in Anadolu Efes Biracilik ve Malt Sanayi AS (IS:AEFES) rose to all time highs; rising 5.85% or 16.00 to 289.50.
Gold Futures for August delivery was up 0.79% or 18.80 to $2,386.70 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August rose 1.22% or 0.99 to hit $82.40 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract rose 0.96% or 0.81 to trade at $85.47 a barrel.
USD/TRY was up 0.15% to 32.87, while EUR/TRY rose 0.09% to 35.62.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.10% at 104.70.