Investing.com – Turkey stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Information Technology, Leasing & Factoring and Wood, Paper & Printing sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 lost 0.69% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the BIST 100 were Tekfen Holding AS (IS:TKFEN), which rose 6.65% or 0.91 points to trade at 14.60 at the close. Meanwhile, Kiler Gayrimenkul Yatirim Ortakligi AS (IS:KLGYO) added 4.88% or 0.200 points to end at 4.300 and Banvit Bandirma Vitaminli Yem Sanayi AS (IS:BANVT) was up 4.65% or 0.920 points to 20.700 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were ICBC Turkey Bank AS (IS:ICBCT), which fell 19.88% or 1.000 points to trade at 4.030 at the close. Netas Telekomunikasyon AS (IS:NETAS) declined 14.18% or 2.61 points to end at 15.80 and Deva Holding AS (IS:DEVA) was down 7.39% or 0.340 points to 4.260.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Istanbul Stock Exchange by 321 to 60 and 20 ended unchanged.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.78% or 10.02 to $1288.22 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December rose 1.94% or 1.07 to hit $56.21 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract rose 1.42% or 0.87 to trade at $62.23 a barrel.
USD/TRY was up 0.59% to 3.8859, while EUR/TRY rose 0.70% to 4.5800.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.16% at 93.69.