Investing.com – Turkey stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Leasing & Factoring, Tourism and Wholesale & Retail Trade sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 lost 0.76%.
The best performers of the session on the BIST 100 were Banvit Bandirma Vitaminli Yem Sanayi AS (IS:BANVT), which rose 6.23% or 0.670 points to trade at 11.420 at the close. Meanwhile, Turk Traktor ve Ziraat Makineleri AS (IS:TTRAK) added 2.39% or 0.80 points to end at 34.24 and Anadolu Cam Sanayi AS (IS:ANACM) was up 1.98% or 0.050 points to 2.580 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Trabzonspor Sportif Yatirim ve Futbol Isletmeciligi Ticaret AS (IS:TSPOR), which fell 4.85% or 0.080 points to trade at 1.570 at the close. Goltas Goller Bolgesi Cimento Sanayi ve Ticaret AS (IS:GOLTS) declined 4.03% or 0.53 points to end at 12.61 and ICBC Turkey Bank AS (IS:ICBCT) was down 3.07% or 0.160 points to 5.060.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Istanbul Stock Exchange by 276 to 91 and 38 ended unchanged.
Gold Futures for February delivery was up 1.14% or 14.40 to $1272.50 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in February fell 6.34% or 2.89 to hit $42.70 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract fell 6.23% or 3.37 to trade at $50.73 a barrel.
USD/TRY was up 0.24% to 5.3001, while EUR/TRY rose 0.08% to 6.0334.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.46% at 96.010.