Investing.com – Turkey stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Technology, Basic Metals and Sports sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 declined 2.21%.
The best performers of the session on the BIST 100 were Netas Telekomunikasyon AS (IS:NETAS), which rose 5.00% or 0.83 points to trade at 17.42 at the close. Meanwhile, Haci Omer Sabanci Holding AS (IS:SAHOL) added 3.09% or 0.33 points to end at 11.00 and Turkiye Halk Bankasi (IS:HALKB) was up 2.24% or 0.22 points to 10.05 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were ICBC Turkey Bank AS (IS:ICBCT), which fell 19.97% or 1.330 points to trade at 5.330 at the close. Galatasaray Sportif Sinai ve Ticari Yatirimlar AS (IS:GSRAY) declined 11.94% or 0.91 points to end at 6.71 and Aselsan Elektronik Sanayi ve Ticaret AS (IS:ASELS) was down 11.36% or 5.14 points to 40.12.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Istanbul Stock Exchange by 319 to 44 and 38 ended unchanged.
Shares in Netas Telekomunikasyon AS (IS:NETAS) rose to 52-week highs; rising 5.00% or 0.83 to 17.42.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.29% or 3.76 to $1279.14 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December fell 0.45% or 0.25 to hit $55.45 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract fell 0.48% or 0.30 to trade at $61.91 a barrel.
USD/TRY was up 0.08% to 3.8887, while EUR/TRY rose 0.11% to 4.5904.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.01% at 93.73.