Investing.com – Turkey stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Transport, Telecoms and Real Estate Investments sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 fell 0.57%.
The best performers of the session on the BIST 100 were Cemtas Celik Makina Sanayi ve Ticaret AS (IS:CEMTS), which rose 4.59% or 0.210 points to trade at 4.790 at the close. Meanwhile, Koza Anadolu Metal Madencilik Isletmeleri AS (IS:KOZAA) added 3.57% or 0.210 points to end at 6.090 and Koza Altin Isletmeleri AS (IS:KOZAL) was up 3.56% or 1.68 points to 48.88 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Banvit Bandirma Vitaminli Yem Sanayi AS (IS:BANVT), which fell 5.99% or 0.950 points to trade at 14.920 at the close. Tekfen Holding AS (IS:TKFEN) declined 4.30% or 0.75 points to end at 16.70 and Turkiye Vakiflar Bankasi TAO (IS:VAKBN) was down 2.69% or 0.170 points to 6.140.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Istanbul Stock Exchange by 206 to 151 and 51 ended unchanged.
Shares in Koza Altin Isletmeleri AS (IS:KOZAL) rose to all time highs; up 3.56% or 1.68 to 48.88.
Gold Futures for June delivery was up 0.48% or 6.50 to $1348.40 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May rose 0.76% or 0.51 to hit $67.58 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract rose 1.10% or 0.79 to trade at $72.81 a barrel.
USD/TRY was down 0.50% to 4.0896, while EUR/TRY fell 0.60% to 5.0404.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.04% at 89.53.