Investing.com – Turkey stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Technology, Food & Beverages and Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 declined 0.54% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the BIST 100 were Galatasaray Sportif Sinai ve Ticari Yatirimlar AS (IS:GSRAY), which rose 6.41% or 0.15 points to trade at 2.49 at the close. Meanwhile, Tekfen Holding AS (IS:TKFEN) added 2.41% or 0.40 points to end at 17.00 and Ihlas Holding AS (IS:IHLAS) was up 1.96% or 0.010 points to 0.520 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Hurriyet Gazetecilik ve Matbaacilik AS (IS:HURGZ), which fell 4.26% or 0.060 points to trade at 1.350 at the close. Dogan Sirketler Grubu Holding AS (IS:DOHOL) declined 4.11% or 0.060 points to end at 1.400 and Aselsan Elektronik Sanayi ve Ticaret AS (IS:ASELS) was down 4.10% or 1.24 points to 28.98.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Istanbul Stock Exchange by 238 to 120 and 51 ended unchanged.
Gold Futures for June delivery was up 0.13% or 1.80 to $1339.10 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May fell 0.58% or 0.37 to hit $63.14 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract fell 0.70% or 0.48 to trade at $67.64 a barrel.
USD/TRY was up 0.29% to 3.9995, while EUR/TRY rose 0.48% to 4.9183.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.14% at 89.72.