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Turkey stocks lower at close of trade; BIST 100 down 1.49%

Published 05/08/2018, 12:05 PM
Turkey stocks lower at close of trade; BIST 100 down 1.49%
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Investing.com – Turkey stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Sports, Textile & Leather and Tourism sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 fell 1.49% to hit a new 6-months low.

The best performers of the session on the BIST 100 were Eregli Demir ve Celik Fabrikalari TAS (IS:EREGL), which rose 4.35% or 0.430 points to trade at 10.310 at the close. Meanwhile, Kardemir Karabuk Demir Celik Sanayi ve Ticaret AS Class D (IS:KRDMD) added 3.54% or 0.140 points to end at 4.100 and TAV Havalimanlari Holding (IS:TAVHL) was up 1.25% or 0.26 points to 21.14 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Ihlas Holding AS (IS:IHLAS), which fell 9.52% or 0.040 points to trade at 0.380 at the close. Ipek Dogal Enerji Kaynaklari Arastirma ve Uretim AS (IS:IPEKE) declined 8.85% or 0.430 points to end at 4.430 and Kiler Gayrimenkul Yatirim Ortakligi AS (IS:KLGYO) was down 8.50% or 0.210 points to 2.260.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Istanbul Stock Exchange by 346 to 39 and 19 ended unchanged.

Shares in Ihlas Holding AS (IS:IHLAS) fell to 52-week lows; falling 9.52% or 0.040 to 0.380. Shares in Kiler Gayrimenkul Yatirim Ortakligi AS (IS:KLGYO) fell to 52-week lows; losing 8.50% or 0.210 to 2.260.

Gold Futures for June delivery was down 0.23% or 3.00 to $1311.10 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June fell 2.53% or 1.79 to hit $68.94 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract fell 2.03% or 1.55 to trade at $74.62 a barrel.

USD/TRY was up 0.94% to 4.3080, while EUR/TRY rose 0.48% to 5.1147.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.35% at 92.93.

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