Investing.com – Turkey stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Basic Metals, Food & Beverages and Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 lost 1.88% to hit a new 52-week low.
The best performers of the session on the BIST 100 were Turk Hava Yollari AO (IS:THYAO), which rose 5.39% or 0.730 points to trade at 14.280 at the close. Meanwhile, Ipek Dogal Enerji Kaynaklari Arastirma ve Uretim AS (IS:IPEKE) added 4.62% or 0.220 points to end at 4.980 and Besiktas Futbol Yatirimlari Sanayi ve Ticaret AS (IS:BJKAS) was up 3.57% or 0.080 points to 2.320 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Anadolu Efes Biracilik ve Malt Sanayi AS (IS:AEFES), which fell 7.74% or 1.66 points to trade at 19.78 at the close. Turkiye Petrol Rafinerileri AS (IS:TUPRS) declined 7.41% or 7.85 points to end at 98.15 and Mavi Giyim Sanayi Ve Ticaret AS (IS:MAVI) was down 7.17% or 2.40 points to 31.08.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Istanbul Stock Exchange by 257 to 119 and 32 ended unchanged.
Shares in Anadolu Efes Biracilik ve Malt Sanayi AS (IS:AEFES) fell to 52-week lows; losing 7.74% or 1.66 to 19.78. Shares in Mavi Giyim Sanayi Ve Ticaret AS (IS:MAVI) fell to all time lows; losing 7.17% or 2.40 to 31.08.
Gold Futures for August delivery was up 0.27% or 3.40 to $1247.80 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August fell 1.22% or 0.86 to hit $69.52 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract rose 0.01% or 0.01 to trade at $73.41 a barrel.
USD/TRY was down 1.13% to 4.8202, while EUR/TRY fell 0.95% to 5.6425.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.04% at 94.44.