Investing.com – Turkey stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Technology, Transport and Telecoms sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 lost 0.87%.
The best performers of the session on the BIST 100 were Turkiye Sinai Kalkinma Bankasi AS (IS:TSKB), which rose 5.26% or 0.080 points to trade at 1.600 at the close. Meanwhile, Cemtas Celik Makina Sanayi ve Ticaret AS (IS:CEMTS) added 3.15% or 0.170 points to end at 5.570 and Emlak Konut Gayrimenkul Yatirim Ortakligi AS (IS:EKGYO) was up 3.00% or 0.080 points to 2.750 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Hurriyet Gazetecilik ve Matbaacilik AS (IS:HURGZ), which fell 4.07% or 0.050 points to trade at 1.180 at the close. Tekfen Holding AS (IS:TKFEN) declined 3.87% or 0.63 points to end at 15.66 and Aselsan Elektronik Sanayi ve Ticaret AS (IS:ASELS) was down 3.86% or 1.32 points to 32.88.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Istanbul Stock Exchange by 258 to 102 and 45 ended unchanged.
Shares in Turkiye Sinai Kalkinma Bankasi AS (IS:TSKB) rose to all time highs; gaining 5.26% or 0.080 to 1.600. Shares in Cemtas Celik Makina Sanayi ve Ticaret AS (IS:CEMTS) rose to all time highs; up 3.15% or 0.170 to 5.570.
Gold Futures for February delivery was down 0.01% or 0.10 to $1356.20 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March rose 0.46% or 0.30 to hit $65.91 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract rose 0.38% or 0.27 to trade at $70.80 a barrel.
USD/TRY was down 0.10% to 3.7351, while EUR/TRY rose 0.62% to 4.6699.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.60% at 88.49.