Investing.com – Turkey stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Sports, Telecoms and Banking sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 fell 0.88%.
The best performers of the session on the BIST 100 were Gubre Fabrikalari TAS (IS:GUBRF), which rose 9.99% or 15.30 points to trade at 168.50 at the close. Meanwhile, Ege Endustri ve Ticaret AS (IS:EGEEN) added 4.75% or 630.00 points to end at 13,900.00 and Tekfen Holding AS (IS:TKFEN) was up 4.59% or 2.55 points to 58.15 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Mavi Giyim Sanayi Ve Ticaret AS (IS:MAVI), which fell 5.04% or 6.10 points to trade at 115.00 at the close. Aksa Akrilik Kimya Sanayi AS (IS:AKSA) declined 4.93% or 0.61 points to end at 11.77 and Cw Enerji Muhendislik Ticaret ve Sanayi AS (IS:CWENE) was down 4.57% or 11.50 points to 240.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Istanbul Stock Exchange by 294 to 256 and 21 ended unchanged.
Shares in Aksa Akrilik Kimya Sanayi AS (IS:AKSA) fell to 3-years lows; losing 4.93% or 0.61 to 11.77.
Gold Futures for August delivery was up 0.88% or 21.25 to $2,428.55 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September rose 1.47% or 1.13 to hit $78.09 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract rose 1.39% or 1.13 to trade at $82.14 a barrel.
USD/TRY was down 0.03% to 32.84, while EUR/TRY rose 0.04% to 35.69.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.25% at 103.91.