Investing.com – Turkey stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Sports, Wood, Paper & Printing and Basic Metals sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 declined 1.52% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the BIST 100 were Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS ORD (IS:TCELL), which rose 0.66% or 0.08 points to trade at 12.19 at the close. Meanwhile, Logo Yazilim Sanayi ve Ticaret AS (IS:LOGO) added 0.55% or 0.300 points to end at 54.800 and Turkiye Sise ve Cam Fabrikalari AS (IS:SISE) was up 0.48% or 0.020 points to 4.150 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Park Elektrik Uretim Madencilik Sanayi ve Ticaret AS (IS:PRKME), which fell 5.90% or 0.250 points to trade at 3.990 at the close. Metro Ticari ve Mali Yatirimlar Holding AS (IS:METRO) declined 5.50% or 0.060 points to end at 1.030 and Tat Gida Sanayi AS (IS:TATGD) was down 5.31% or 0.310 points to 5.530.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Istanbul Stock Exchange by 337 to 46 and 26 ended unchanged.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.15% or 1.92 to $1312.72 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November fell 0.64% or 0.32 to hit $50.03 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract fell 0.78% or 0.43 to trade at $55.05 a barrel.
USD/TRY was down 0.05% to 3.4891, while EUR/TRY rose 0.24% to 4.1836.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.21% at 91.62.