Investing.com – Turkey stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Wood, Paper & Printing, Basic Metals and Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 fell 0.78%.
The best performers of the session on the BIST 100 were Tumosan Motor ve Traktor Sanayi AS (IS:TMSN), which rose 6.26% or 0.560 points to trade at 9.510 at the close. Meanwhile, Tesco Kipa Kitle Pazarlama Ticaret Lojistik ve Gida Sanayi AS (IS:KIPA) added 4.68% or 0.140 points to end at 3.130 and Dogus Otomotiv Servis ve Ticaret AS (IS:DOAS) was up 3.98% or 0.35 points to 9.15 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Teknosa Ic ve Dis Ticaret AS (IS:TKNSA), which fell 3.16% or 0.180 points to trade at 5.510 at the close. Koza Altin Isletmeleri AS (IS:KOZAL) declined 3.05% or 1.20 points to end at 38.10 and Koza Anadolu Metal Madencilik Isletmeleri AS (IS:KOZAA) was down 2.83% or 0.170 points to 5.840.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Istanbul Stock Exchange by 251 to 103 and 51 ended unchanged.
Gold Futures for April delivery was down 1.12% or 15.10 to $1332.80 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March fell 1.72% or 1.13 to hit $64.67 a barrel, while the April Brent oil contract fell 2.24% or 1.56 to trade at $68.09 a barrel.
USD/TRY was up 0.83% to 3.7631, while EUR/TRY rose 0.27% to 4.6833.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.71% at 89.11.