Investing.com – Turkey stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Textile & Leather, Leasing & Factoring and Tourism sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 declined 1.38% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the BIST 100 were Gozde Girisim Sermayesi Yatirim Ortakligi AS (IS:GOZDE), which rose 3.56% or 0.180 points to trade at 5.230 at the close. Meanwhile, Global Yatirim Holding AS (IS:GLYHO) added 2.77% or 0.110 points to end at 4.080 and Cemtas Celik Makina Sanayi ve Ticaret AS (IS:CEMTS) was up 2.42% or 0.110 points to 4.650 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were SASA Polyester Sanayi AS (IS:SASA), which fell 13.56% or 2.150 points to trade at 13.700 at the close. Vestel Elektronik Sanayi ve Ticaret AS (IS:VESTL) declined 9.44% or 1.120 points to end at 10.740 and Karsan Otomotiv Sanayi ve Ticaret AS (IS:KARSN) was down 7.76% or 0.180 points to 2.140.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Istanbul Stock Exchange by 313 to 62 and 35 ended unchanged.
Gold Futures for June delivery was up 0.04% or 0.50 to $1336.60 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May rose 2.06% or 1.28 to hit $63.34 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract rose 1.95% or 1.31 to trade at $68.42 a barrel.
USD/TRY was up 0.26% to 4.0560, while EUR/TRY rose 0.56% to 4.9975.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.26% at 89.59.