Investing.com – Turkey stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Banking, Transport and Financials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 fell 2.61% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the BIST 100 were Gozde Girisim Sermayesi Yatirim Ortakligi AS (IS:GOZDE), which rose 4.91% or 0.160 points to trade at 3.420 at the close. Meanwhile, Tekfen Holding AS (IS:TKFEN) added 4.10% or 0.45 points to end at 11.42 and Park Elektrik Uretim Madencilik Sanayi ve Ticaret AS (IS:PRKME) was up 3.01% or 0.120 points to 4.110 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Turkiye Garanti Bankasi (IS:GARAN), which fell 5.88% or 0.60 points to trade at 9.61 at the close. Akbank TAS (IS:AKBNK) declined 5.75% or 0.57 points to end at 9.34 and Aksa Enerji Uretim AS (IS:AKSEN) was down 5.57% or 0.190 points to 3.220.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Istanbul Stock Exchange by 322 to 61 and 22 ended unchanged.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.96% or 12.53 to $1289.17 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 0.40% or 0.21 to hit $52.09 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract fell 0.64% or 0.37 to trade at $57.55 a barrel.
USD/TRY was up 0.75% to 3.5683, while EUR/TRY rose 0.35% to 4.1929.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.41% at 93.19.