Investing.com – Turkey stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Banking, Wholesale & Retail Trade and Basic Metals sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 declined 1.61% to hit a new 3-months low.
The best performers of the session on the BIST 100 were Sekerbank TAS (IS:SKBNK), which rose 6.36% or 0.25 points to trade at 4.18 at the close. Meanwhile, Kayseri Seker Fabrikasi AS (IS:KAYSE) added 6.21% or 1.50 points to end at 25.66 and Alfa Solar Enerji AS (IS:ALFAS) was up 2.43% or 1.45 points to 61.20 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Aksa Akrilik Kimya Sanayi AS (IS:AKSA), which fell 5.62% or 0.57 points to trade at 9.58 at the close. Oyak Cimento Fabrikalari AS (IS:OYAKC) declined 5.08% or 3.70 points to end at 69.20 and Ulker Biskuvi Sanayi AS (IS:ULKER) was down 5.06% or 8.40 points to 157.70.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Istanbul Stock Exchange by 405 to 156 and 13 ended unchanged.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 1.29% or 32.10 to $2,524.50 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September fell 1.60% or 1.25 to hit $76.91 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract fell 1.39% or 1.13 to trade at $79.91 a barrel.
USD/TRY was up 0.29% to 33.70, while EUR/TRY rose 0.39% to 37.05.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.21% at 102.59.