Investing.com – Turkey stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Wood, Paper & Printing, Basic Metals and Insurance sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 declined 0.84%.
The best performers of the session on the BIST 100 were Vestel Elektronik Sanayi ve Ticaret AS (IS:VESTL), which rose 6.99% or 0.470 points to trade at 7.190 at the close. Meanwhile, Koza Anadolu Metal Madencilik Isletmeleri AS (IS:KOZAA) added 2.59% or 0.170 points to end at 6.740 and Aselsan Elektronik Sanayi ve Ticaret AS (IS:ASELS) was up 1.83% or 0.48 points to 26.66 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Metro Ticari ve Mali Yatirimlar Holding AS (IS:METRO), which fell 7.81% or 0.100 points to trade at 1.180 at the close. Soda Sanayi AS (IS:SODA) declined 4.18% or 0.240 points to end at 5.500 and Nurol Gayrimenkul Yatirim Ortakligi AS (IS:NUGYO) was down 3.94% or 0.200 points to 4.880.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Istanbul Stock Exchange by 254 to 111 and 40 ended unchanged.
Shares in Koza Anadolu Metal Madencilik Isletmeleri AS (IS:KOZAA) rose to all time highs; rising 2.59% or 0.170 to 6.740. Shares in Aselsan Elektronik Sanayi ve Ticaret AS (IS:ASELS) rose to all time highs; rising 1.83% or 0.48 to 26.66.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.87% or 11.13 to $1290.43 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September fell 0.81% or 0.40 to hit $49.16 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract fell 0.40% or 0.21 to trade at $52.49 a barrel.
USD/TRY was down 0.21% to 3.5305, while EUR/TRY fell 0.20% to 4.1529.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.02% at 93.39.